qʷidičča-q-

Makah

Etymology

Cognates include Nootka qʷinišča-q-

Prefix

qʷidičča-q-

1. 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)