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Nootka
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English
Etymology
From en nuk nuutkaa go around, a direction given to European explorers reaching Nootka Sound, subsequently misapplied to the location and group.
Noun
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A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada
Proper noun
The Nuu-chah-nulth language.
Related terms
en Nootka cypress
en Nootka Sound
en Nootka Island
en Nootka Fault
References
en Languages Native American tribes