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单词 Nuu-chah-nulth
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Definition of Nuu-chah-nulth in English:

Nuu-chah-nulth

adjective nuːˈtʃɑːnuːl
  • Of or relating to any of a group of North American Indian peoples inhabiting the west coast of Vancouver Island, or their language; = "Nootka", in some uses also including Nitinaht.

noun nuːˈtʃɑːnuːl
  • 1A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth.

  • 2The Southern Wakashan language of the Nuu-chah-nulth.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in Ha-Shilth-Sa. From Nootka Nuuchahnulth, lit. ‘all along the mountains’, referring to the mountains of Vancouver Island which are common to all the tribes.

 
 

Definition of Nuu-chah-nulth in US English:

Nuu-chah-nulth

adjectivenuːˈtʃɑːnuːl
  • Of or relating to any of a group of North American Indian peoples inhabiting the west coast of Vancouver Island, or their language; = "Nootka", in some uses also including Nitinaht.

nounnuːˈtʃɑːnuːl
  • 1A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth.

  • 2The Southern Wakashan language of the Nuu-chah-nulth.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in Ha-Shilth-Sa. From Nootka Nuuchahnulth, lit. ‘all along the mountains’, referring to the mountains of Vancouver Island which are common to all the tribes.

 
 
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