nuučaan̓uł

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Nootka nuučaan̓uł.

Proper noun

nuučaan̓uł

  1. Alternative spelling of Nuu-chah-nulth.
    • 2024 September 17, “Funding to spark biodiversity conversation in Tofino - Ucluelet”, in Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News‎[1]:
      “Clayoquot Sound has a long history of conserving biodiversity. From protecting Meares Island in the 1980s to the newly established conservancies, nuučaan̓uł (Nuu-chah-nulth) Nations are leaders of stewardship and conservation in this region.
    • 2025 March 9, “Indigenous language now included on Ucluelet bus stop signs — a first for B.C. Transit”, in CBC News‎[2]:
      Jeneva Touchie has been learning her traditional language, nuučaan̓uł (Nuu-chah-nulth), for seven years — something she's carried on from her grandmother, who taught the language in her community on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Nootka

Noun

nuučaan̓uł

  1. mountain range.

Proper noun

nuučaan̓uł

  1. Nuu-chah-nulth language.
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