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Nootka

Nootka

9.9
A person from a Native people on Vancouver Island and nearby Washington
  • noun
  • /ˈnuːtkə/
translation icon : Nootka
  • The Nootka have a rich tradition of whale hunting and cedar carving.

Examples

  • Anthropologists have studied the culture of the Nootka for more than a century.

  • Many Nootka now refer to themselves as Nuu-chah-nulth.

  • The Nootka people have a rich cultural heritage.

  • Many Nootkas participate in traditional ceremonies.

  • The Nootka people have a rich tradition of storytelling passed down through generations.

  • Many Nootka now participate in cultural revitalization efforts to preserve their language.

  • Anthropologists have studied the history and practices of the Nootka for many years.

Synonyms

Wakashan
vsNootka
9.9

A person from an indigenous group in British Columbia and Washington State who speaks or spoke Wakashan languages

is a specific subgroup living on Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery region

Compounds

Nootka cypress
  • US
9.3

A tall evergreen tree from the Pacific coast of North America often grown in gardens

Nootka language
9.9

A native language spoken by the Nootka people in the Pacific Northwest

Surface Forms

Nootka singular
Nootkas plural

Etymology

Nootka is an English name that early European visitors used for the Indigenous people on the west coast of Vancouver Island, based on how the people's own name sounded to those visitors. Many of the people now call themselves Nuu-chah-nulth ('along the outside'), but Nootka is still used in English to mean a member of that group.