Nuu-chah-nulth
Speech parts
1. Nuu-chah-nulth - Noun
2. Nuu-chah-nulth - Proper noun
Meaning
Nuu-chah-nulth pl (plural only)
A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
Nuu-chah-nulth
The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is still spoken by about 500 people.
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Examples
“A lot of our Nuu-chah-nulth Nations have communities that are located in isolated areas, and shellfish farming is an opportunity to earn an income without having to leave.”
An exciting new language learning kit is now available at the local Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) that brings Nuu-chah-nulth language learning to the next level – by allowing the user to hear words pronounced by a fluent Nuu-chah-nulth speaker.
An exciting new language learning kit is now available at the local Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) that brings Nuu-chah-nulth language learning to the next level – by allowing the user to hear.
Based on an ancient Nuu-chah-nulth story, Pokmis will be retold in contemporary terms by Tseshaht filmmaker Cameron Watts.
At a 1981 Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council annual general meeting, the issue of child welfare was raised.
Five member nations under the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council have filed an injunction against the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' (DFO) proposed reopening of commercial herring fisheries around the west coast of Vancouver Island.