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name
The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is spoken by about 500 people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Nootka
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: Nootka
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”).
Across languages
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