What is another word for chemakuan?
Pronunciation: [kˈɛmɐkwˌan] (IPA) 
Chemakuan refers to a language family that includes two endangered Native American languages spoken in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States: Quileute and Quinault. Synonyms for the term Chemakuan include the Quileute and Quinault languages, as well as the Chemakuan language family. Quileute is spoken by the Quileute tribe, who reside on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, while Quinault is spoken by the Quinault people, who live on the Quinault Indian Nation reservation in Washington State. The Chemakuan languages exhibit grammatical and phonetic differences from other Native American languages in the Pacific Northwest, and their preservation is important for maintaining the cultural identity of these indigenous communities.
