Quoratean

Quoratean
noun
a group of languages of the Hokan family
Hypernyms: ↑Hokan, ↑Hoka
Hyponyms: ↑Karok

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\\ˌkwȯrəˈtēən\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Yurok Quoratem, area near Salmon River, Idaho + English -an
: a language family of the Hokan stock in California comprising Karok

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