Nuu-chah-nulth

Nuu-chah-nulth
a) the indigenous Nuu-chah-nulth people of Vancouver Island in western Canada.
b) The polysynthetic Nuu-chah-nulth language, belonging to the language group, still spoken by about 500 people.
Syn: Nootka

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