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Nuu-chah-nulth

/nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/

Nuu-chah-nulth noun: a people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.

Noun

Nuu-chah-nulth pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
    Synonyms:
    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.
    • 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.2025 March 9, “Indigenous language now included on Ucluelet bus stop signs — a first for B.C. Transit”, in CBC News
    Synonyms:
    Nootka

Synonyms of Nuu-chah-nulth

Forms of Nuu-chah-nulth

alternative formNuuchahnulth
alternative formNuuchahnnulth

Origin of Nuu-chah-nulth

From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”).

Questions about Nuu-chah-nulth

What does Nuu-chah-nulth mean?
Nuu-chah-nulth means a people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
What part of speech is Nuu-chah-nulth?
Nuu-chah-nulth can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nuu-chah-nulth?
Nuu-chah-nulth is pronounced /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/.

Words near Nuu-chah-nulth in the dictionary

  1. nutwoods
  2. nutzo
  3. nutzoid
  4. nutzoids
  5. nutzos
  6. Nuu-chah-nulth
  7. Nuuchahnnulth
  8. Nuuchahnulth
  9. Nuuk
  10. nuummite
  11. nuučaan̓uł

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