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Nuu-chah-nulth
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English
Alternative forms
en Nuuchahnulth Nuuchahnnulth
Etymology
From en nuk nuučaan̓uł all along the mountains.
Pronunciation
en /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/
Noun
p 1
A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
en Nootka
Proper noun
1
The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is spoken by about 500 people.
en Nootka
en Indigenous language now included on Ucluelet bus stop signs — a first for B.C. Transit w:CBC News 2025-03-09 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nuuc-aan-u%C5%82-ucluelet-bus-stop-signs-1.7477061 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260205043600/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nuuc-aan-u%C5%82-ucluelet-bus-stop-signs-1.7477061 5 February 2026
Translations
Language
Nootka: nuk Nuučaan̓uł
Russian: ru ну́тка m
Further reading
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