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Nuu-chah-nulth en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.

Forms

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Nuuchahnnulth alternative lexicographic
Nuuchahnulth alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Nootka

Nuu-chah-nulth en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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. 2025 March 9, “Indigenous language now included on Ucluelet bus stop signs — a first for B.C. Transit”, in CBC News:

Forms

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Nuuchahnnulth alternative lexicographic
Nuuchahnulth alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Nootka

Translations (2)

nuk Nuučaan̓uł (Language) · ru ну́тка (Language)