Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuu-chah-nulth

/nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.97 in modern English

Syllables: nu-u-chah-nulth
IPA: /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.

name

The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, Nootka, which belongs to the Wakashan language group and is spoken by about 500 people.

Example Sentences

"Bus stop signs at all 36 B.C. Transit stops in Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach, hitaću, Esowista and Ty-histanis now include both English and Nuu-chah-nulth wording."

Etymology

From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”).

Inflected Forms

Nuuchahnulth (alternative) Nuuchahnnulth (alternative)

Synonyms

Nootka

Questions

How do you pronounce nuu-chah-nulth?: The recorded pronunciation is /nuːˈtʃɑːnʊlθ/.
What does nuu-chah-nulth mean?: A people indigenous to Vancouver Island in western Canada.
Where does nuu-chah-nulth come from?: From Nootka nuučaan̓uł (“all along the mountains”).

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