Nootka

/ˈnutkə/
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Other forms: Nootkas

Definitions of Nootka
  1. noun
    a member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington
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    type of:
    Wakashan
    a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language
  2. noun
    a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka
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    type of:
    Wakashan, Wakashan language
    a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington
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