qʷidičča-q-

Makah

Etymology

Cognates include Nootka qʷinišča-q-

Prefix

qʷidičča-q-

Makah
qʷidičča-q- (“Makah”) +‎ -ʔatx̌ (“man of a tribe, band, tribe”) → qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌ (“Makah people”, literally “men of the Makah tribe, Makah tribe”)

Derived terms

qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌ (“Makah people”)
qʷi·qʷi·diččaq (“Makah language”)
qʷi·qʷi·diččaqa (“speaking Makah”)

References

Matthew Davidson, Studies in Southern Wakashan (Nootkan) Grammar (2002)

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