Quileute

American  

[kwil-yoot, kwil-uh-yoot] / ˈkwɪl yut, ˈkwɪl ə yut /

noun

plural

Quileutes,

plural

Quileute

1. a member of an Indigenous people of western Washington State.

2. the language of the Quileute, also spoken by the Hoh.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Quileute or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Quileute

First recorded in 1890–95; from Quilleute (a language of the extinct Chimakuan family of languages formerly spoken on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State) kʷoʔlí·yot’, the name of a village at La Push, a small unincorporated community located at the mouth of the Quillayute River in Clallam County, Washington State

Example Sentences

Other tribes along the Washington coast, like the Quileute and Hoh, have also begun moving to higher ground, but need more federal support to continue.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Known for playing the Quileute werewolf Sam Uley in the “Twilight” movies, he has, at 47, been around long enough to see the changes firsthand.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

He also surveyed the Quillayute River basin for salmon restoration to help the Quileute people secure a $5 million grant to address the issues of their waterway.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2022

The Quileute Tribe and the Lummi Nation had each moved significant parts of their reservations to safety.

From Slate • May 28, 2022

“His dad is one of the Quileute elders.”

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer