Kalispel

[ kal-uh-spel, kal-uh-spel ]

/ ˈkæl əˌspɛl, ˌkæl əˈspɛl /

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noun, plural Kal·i·spels (especially collectively) Kal·i·spel

a member of an Indigenous people of Idaho, Montana, and Washington State.

adjective

of or relating to the Kalispel or their language.

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Also Pend d’Oreille [ponduh-rey], /ˈpɒn dəˈreɪ/, Ql’is·pé [kal-uh-spel] /ˌkæl əˈspɛl/ .

Origin of Kalispel

First recorded in 1850–55; from Kalispel (an Interior Salish language) kalispel “camass”; see also camass

Words nearby Kalispel

kalimba, Kalina, Kalinin, Kaliningrad, kalinite, Kalispel, Kalispell, Kalisz, Kali Yuga, Kallikak, Kallithéa

How to use Kalispel in a sentence

May we not then justly claim for her a share in the success of that Kalispel mission?
The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha|Ellen H. Walworth
This was the only small Kalispel camp that I had as yet met in my journeys.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27|Various
We met in the course of that day with only one family, and that was of the Kalispel tribe.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27|Various
I found myself during this trip a second time amongst the Kalispel tribe.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27|Various

The Kalispel are the same tribe as the Pend d'Oreille, see ante, p. 141, note 8.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27|Various