Etymology

Nuu-chah-nulth

Today it means: A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada. Full definition →

Nootka nuučaan̓uł
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  1. Nootka · derived fromnuučaan̓uł“all along the mountains”
  2. English todayNuu-chah-nulth

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

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