Nuu-chah-nulth

//nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ// name, noun

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Definitions

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

    "Bus stop signs at all 36 B.C. Transit stops in Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach, hitaću, Esowista and Ty-histanis now include both English and Nuu-chah-nulth wording."

Synonyms

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nootkanootka

Example

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"Bus stop signs at all 36 B.C. Transit stops in Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach, hitaću, Esowista and Ty-histanis now include both English and Nuu-chah-nulth wording."

Etymology

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

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