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Ktunaxa

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈktuːnəha/

1

name

Meaning 1

The language isolate spoken by this people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A river in British Columbia, Canada and Montana and Idaho, United States.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An indigenous people of North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: koutenaieg — language isolate
  • Catalan: kootenai — language isolate
  • Irish: Cúitinis — language isolate
  • Ktunaxa: Ktunaxa — language isolate
  • Russian: кутена́й (kutenáj) — language isolate
  • Spanish: kutenai — language isolate
  • Catalan: kutenai — an indigenous people of North America
  • French: kootenay — an indigenous people of North America
  • German: Kutenai — an indigenous people of North America
  • Ktunaxa: Ktunaxa — an indigenous people of North America
  • Polish: kutenajowie — an indigenous people of North America
  • Russian: ктуна́ха (ktunáxa) — an indigenous people of North America
  • Serbo-Croatian: kutenai — an indigenous people of North America
  • Spanish: kutenai — an indigenous people of North America