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Definition of Nootka in English: NootkanounPlural Nootkas ˈnʊtkəˈnuːtkəˈno͞otkə 1A member of an indigenous people of Vancouver Island, Canada. 努特卡人（住在加拿大温哥华岛上的美洲印第安人） Example sentencesExamples - Twelve different tribes of Native Americans are in the game as well: the Aztec, the Carib, the Cherokee, the Comanche, the Cree, the Incas, the Iroquois, the Mayans, the Nootka, the Seminole, the Sioux, and the Tupi.
2mass noun The Wakashan language of the Nootka, now with few speakers. 努特卡语（属瓦卡希语，现使用者极少） Example sentencesExamples - Finally, a piece about Nootka - a language in which ‘entire sentences of meaning can be crammed into very short words’.
- Also known as Nuuchahnulth, which means ‘along the mountains’ - a reference to the speakers' homeland - Nootka's telescoping of words is unparalleled in other languages.
adjective ˈnʊtkəˈnuːtkəˈno͞otkə Relating to the Nootka or their language. 努特卡人的；努特卡语的 Example sentencesExamples - In the potlatches of the Chinook, Nootka, and other Pacific Northwest peoples, for example, chiefs vied to give the most blankets and other valuables.
OriginNamed after Nootka Sound, an inlet on the coast of Vancouver Island. Definition of Nootka in US English: Nootkanounˈno͞otkə 1A member of an indigenous people of Vancouver Island, Canada. 努特卡人（住在加拿大温哥华岛上的美洲印第安人） Example sentencesExamples - Twelve different tribes of Native Americans are in the game as well: the Aztec, the Carib, the Cherokee, the Comanche, the Cree, the Incas, the Iroquois, the Mayans, the Nootka, the Seminole, the Sioux, and the Tupi.
2The Wakashan language of the Nootka. 努特卡语（属瓦卡希语，现使用者极少） Example sentencesExamples - Also known as Nuuchahnulth, which means ‘along the mountains’ - a reference to the speakers' homeland - Nootka's telescoping of words is unparalleled in other languages.
- Finally, a piece about Nootka - a language in which ‘entire sentences of meaning can be crammed into very short words’.
adjectiveˈno͞otkə Relating to the Nootka or their language. 努特卡人的；努特卡语的 Example sentencesExamples - In the potlatches of the Chinook, Nootka, and other Pacific Northwest peoples, for example, chiefs vied to give the most blankets and other valuables.
OriginNamed after Nootka Sound, an inlet on the coast of Vancouver Island. |