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Nootka

Nootka

9.9
A language spoken by the Native people of Vancouver Island
  • noun
  • /ˈnʊtkə/
translation icon : idioma nootka
  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Nootka, but efforts are underway to revitalize the language.

Examples

  • Linguists have studied the grammar of Nootka to better understand the structure of Wakashan languages.

  • The museum displays several artifacts labeled in both English and Nootka.

  • The Nootka language is rich in vocabulary.

  • Are you familiar with the Nootka language?

  • Few people today are fluent speakers of Nootka, but efforts are underway to revitalize the language.

  • Linguists have studied the grammar of Nootka to better understand the structure of Wakashan languages.

  • The museum displays several artifacts labeled in both English and Nootka.

Synonyms

Nootka language
vsNootka
9.9

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

is focused on Vancouver Island and the surrounding Canadian area

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 was the name early visitors used for the language of that people because it came from the way the group's name sounded to outsiders. So in English Nootka also refers to their Wakashan language, though many speakers prefer Nuu-chah-nulth ('along the outside').