Meanings
qʷi·qʷi·diččaq1
alternative Qʷi·qʷi·diččaq
- pluralsingularMakah
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The seven languages of the Wakashan family (qʷi·qʷi·diččaq, diitiidʔaaʔtx̣, nuučaan̓uɬ, ‘Uik̓ ala, Híɫzaqvḷa, X̄a’islak̓ ala-X̄enaksialak̓ ala, and Kwak̕wala) are spoken in the Pacific Northwest Coast from qʷi·qʷi·diččaq territory on the Olympic Peninsula extending north across Vancouver Island to Híɫzaqvḷa and X̄a’islak̓ ala territories bordering Tsimshian lands.
2024, T̕łat̕łaḵuł Patricia Rosborough and Daisy Rosenblum, “Wakashan Languages”, in Carmen Dagostino , Marianne Mithun and Keren Rice, editors, The Languages and Linguistics of Indigenous North America: A Comprehensive Guide, volume 2, page 1013
Qʷi·qʷi·diččaq2
alternative qʷi·qʷi·diččaq
- pluralsingularMakah
This means that about 50% of the community who have Qʷi·qʷi·diččaq as their heritage language may not have the same level of physical access to the language programs and education offered on the reservation.
2024, Erin Hashimoto, Learning from Qʷi·qʷi·diččaq ‘Makah’ story: Collaborative analysis and emergent linguistic lessons, page 7
Origin
qʷi·qʷi·diččaq · proper noun
- Makahqʷi·qʷi·diččaq
- Englishqʷi·qʷi·diččaq
Unadapted borrowing from Makah qʷi·qʷi·diččaq.
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Full word history & related roots →Qʷi·qʷi·diččaq · proper noun
- Makahqʷi·qʷi·diččaq
- EnglishQʷi·qʷi·diččaq
From Makah qʷi·qʷi·diččaq.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
qʷi·qʷi·diččaq. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/q%CA%B7i%C2%B7q%CA%B7i%C2%B7di%C4%8D%C4%8Daq
“qʷi·qʷi·diččaq.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/q%CA%B7i%C2%B7q%CA%B7i%C2%B7di%C4%8D%C4%8Daq. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “qʷi·qʷi·diččaq,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/q%CA%B7i%C2%B7q%CA%B7i%C2%B7di%C4%8D%C4%8Daq.
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