Nuu-chah-nulth

English

Alternative forms

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.
    Synonym: Nootka

Proper noun

Nuu-chah-nulth

  1. The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is spoken by about 500 people.
    Synonym: Nootka
    • 2025 March 9, “Indigenous language now included on Ucluelet bus stop signs — a first for B.C. Transit”, in CBC News‎[1]:
      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.

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