Nuu-chah-nulth

English

Alternative forms

• Nuuchahnulth

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.

Synonyms

• Nootka

Proper noun

Nuu-chah-nulth

1. The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is still spoken by about 500 people.

Synonyms

• Nootka

Translations

Language

• Nootka: Nuučaan̓uł
• Russian: ну́тка m (nútka)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Nuu-chah-nulth, nuk ⁠