Nuu-chah-nulth

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Etymology

From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/

Noun

Nuu-chah-nulth pl (plural only)

  1. A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.

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Nuu-chah-nulth

  1. The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is still spoken by about 500 people.

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