English Explanatory Dictionary

Nuu-chah-nulth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
name
  1. The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is spoken by about 500 people.

Pronunciation

/nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/

Word forms

Nuu-chah-nulth Nuuchahnulth Nuuchahnnulth

Etymology

From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”).

Synonyms

Nootka
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