Meanings
alternative Nuuchahnulth · alternative Nuuchahnnulth
- 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 NewsSynonyms: Nootka
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
proper nounThe polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is spoken by about 500 people.
Origin
- Nootkanuučaan̓uł“all along the mountains”
- EnglishNuu-chah-nulth
From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”).
More words from Nootka
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian ну́тка
- ну́тка (nútka)Language
Cite this entry
Nuu-chah-nulth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nuu-chah-nulth
“Nuu-chah-nulth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nuu-chah-nulth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nuu-chah-nulth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nuu-chah-nulth.
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