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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKAH

Makah  [ˈmækə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAKAH

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Makah is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAKAH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Makah

The Makah are an indigenous people of the Northwest Plateau living in the northwestern corner of the continental United States in Washington. They are enrolled in the federally recognized Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation. Linguistically and ethnographically, they are closely related to the Nuu-chah-nulth and Ditidaht peoples of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, who live across the Strait of Juan de Fuca in British Columbia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAKAH


acca
ˈækə
acker
ˈækə
alpaca
ælˈpækə
attacker
əˈtækə
bacca
ˈbækə
backer
ˈbækə
backpacker
ˈbækpækə
caca
ˈkækə
cracker
ˈkrækə
Dakar
ˈdækə
Dhaka
ˈdækə
hacker
ˈhækə
lacquer
ˈlækə
Makkah
ˈmækə
Melaka
məˈlækə
packer
ˈpækə
smacker
ˈsmækə
stacker
ˈstækə
tracker
ˈtrækə
wacker
ˈwækə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKAH

Majunga
majuscular
majuscule
mak
makable
Makalu
makar
Makarios III
Makasar
Makassar

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKAH

Abdullah
ah
Allah
bekah
Chanukah
dah
Deborah
dukkah
Hannah
Hanukkah
hookah
khirkah
noah
punkah
Rebekah
Sarah
shah
sukkah
Utah
yeah

Synonyms and antonyms of Makah in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Makah» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKAH

Find out the translation of Makah to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Makah from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Makah» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Makah
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Makah
570 millions of speakers

English

Makah
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Makah
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Makah
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Makah,
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Makah
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Makah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Makah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マカ族
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Makah
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Makah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Makah
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Makah,
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मकाः
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Makah
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Makah
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Makah
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мака
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Makah
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Makah
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Makah
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Makah
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Makah
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Makah

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKAH»

The term «Makah» is regularly used and occupies the 66.922 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKAH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Makah» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Makah» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Makah

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKAH»

Discover the use of Makah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Makah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Voices of a Thousand People: The Makah Cultural and Research ...
Voices of a Thousand People is the story of one Native community?s efforts to found their own museum and empower themselves to represent their ancient traditional lifeways, their historic experiences with colonialism, and their contemporary ...
Patricia Pierce Erikson, 2005
2
The Makah Indians: A Study of an Indian Tribe in Modern ...
Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.
Elizabeth Colson, 1953
3
A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest
Robert H. Ruby. MAKAH (Wakashan) METHOW (Interior Division, Salishan). With the exception of their southern branch, the Ozettes, the Makahs were the only people of Wakashan linguistic stock in the United States. Their name, originally a  ...
Robert H. Ruby, 1992
4
The Makah
Introduces the history, culture, religion, family life, and tribal government of the Makah people.
Jeanne M. Oyawin Eder, 1999
5
A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples
Lower Umpqua See Coosans Lummi See Salish, Central Coast Makah Makah ( M a 'kä) is a Klallam word for "the People." The Makah word for themselves is Kwe-net-che- chat, "People of the Point." They were a whaling people, culturally ...
Barry Pritzker, 2000
6
Spirits of Our Whaling Ancestors: Revitalizing Makah and ...
The Makah whale hunt of 1999 was met withenthusiastic support and vehement opposition. A member of theNuu-chah-nulth First Nation, Charlotte Coté offers a valuableperspective on the issues surrounding Indigenous whaling.
Charlotte Coté, 2010
7
Singing the Songs of My Ancestors: The Life and Music of ...
Studies of American Indian women musicians are rare; this is the first to focus on a Northwest Coast woman who is an outstanding singer and storyteller as well as a conservator of her tribe’s cultural traditions.
Linda Goodman, 2003
8
Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are
Written by members of the Olympic Peninsula Intertribal Cultural Advisory Committee, edited by anthropologist Jacilee Wray, and enhanced by photographs and maps, the book is divided into sections focusing on each of the tribes.
Jacilee Wray, 2013
9
Corporate Charter of the Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah ...
Author. 5 shall continue in force, except as such debts may be satisfied or cancelled pursuant to law. Corporate 8. The Tribe may issue to each of its members a non- Dividends. transferable certificate of membership evidencing the equal share ...
Author
10
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT on ISSUING A QUOTA TO THE ...
Following the Court action, NOAA rescinded its cooperative agreement with the Makah Tribe on August 11, 2000. The Makah Tribe responded on August 31, 2000, that it does not accept NOAA's rescission of the agreement.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKAH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Makah is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Votes accepted now for the book that folks read in 2016 Port …
... World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined” by Salman Khan, “The Orchardist” by Amanda Coplin and “Ozette: Excavating a Makah Whaling ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
2
Slash fire near Neah Bay consumes 40 acres; update on other …
It was believed to have begun at about 11 a.m. Saturday, Perciful said. Perciful credited Makah firefighters for making an effective initial attack. «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
3
Federal judge rules on Quileute, Quinault fishing grounds after …
The Makah tribe filed in 2009 a request that the court determine the usual and accustomed fishing ground of the Quileute and Quinault, ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
4
Clallam County seeks volunteers for various boards, committees
... surrounding Port Angeles, Forks and unincorporated area, and from the Quileute Tribe, the Makah Tribe and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. «Sequim Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Whaling In The South Sea: A Review Of ICJ Decision
It has been established from archaeological evidence that several indigenous communities such as the Makah in the United States and the ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
6
Judge Pushes Tribal Fishing Far Out to Sea
The Makah tribe filed a subproceeding in 2009 to determine the usual and accustomed fishing ground of the Quileute and Quinault, claiming ... «Courthouse News Service, Jul 15»
7
The Really Big One
A hundred years earlier, Billy Balch, a leader of the Makah tribe, recounted a similar story. Before his own time, he said, all the water had ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
8
NEWS BRIEFS: Paradise Fire creeps along Queets River valley …
This year's graduates include Jessica Humphries of the Jamestown S'Klallam and Jennifer White of the Makah, who have been Peninsula ... «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
9
Clallam commissioners make appointments, seek volunteers for 32 …
... area surrounding Port Angeles, Forks and surrounding unincorporated area, Quileute tribe, Makah tribe and Lower Elwha Klallam tribe. «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
10
Longhouse sees PC celebrate 21 Native Americans graduate in June
Graduates from many nations were recognized at the Longhouse event, including S'Klallam, Makah, Tlingit, Maidu, Ute and Citizen Potawatomi ... «Sequim Gazette, Jul 15»

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