Wakashanist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Wakashan +‎ -ist.

Noun[edit]

Wakashanist (plural Wakashanists)

  1. A linguist who specialises in studying Wakashan languages.
    • 2004, J. Stonham, Linguistic Theory and Complex Words: Nuuchahnulth Word Formation:
      Sapir & Swadesh (1939:237-239) present the basic facts of Nuuchahnulth reduplication, introducing the terminology and diacritics still employed by Wakashanists today.