Associations to the word «Nootka»

Wiktionary

NOOTKA, noun. A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada
NOOTKA, proper noun. Nuu-chah-nulth language

Dictionary definition

NOOTKA, noun. A member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington.
NOOTKA, noun. A Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka.

Wise words

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