noun
(also Nimkeesh)
A member of a North American Indian people of the Kwakiutl group inhabiting northern Vancouver Island.
adjective
(also Nimkeesh)
Of or relating to the Nimpkish.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Canadian Indian Affairs 1884. From Kwakiutl ʼnəmġis, self-designation.
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