nootka

Definition of Nootka in English :

1. nootka

a member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington

2. nootka

a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nootka

noun

1. plural -ka or -kas

a member of an indigenous people living in British Columbia and Vancouver Island

2.

the language of this people, belonging to the Wakashan family

noun

1. Word forms: plural ˈNootkas or ˈNootka

a member of a North American Indian people living chiefly on Vancouver Island

2.

the Wakashan language of this people

n. pl. Nootka or Noot·kas

1. A member of a Native American people inhabiting Vancouver Island in British Columbia and Cape Flattery in northwest Washington.

2. The Wakashan language of the Nootka. In both senses also called Nuu-Chah-Nulth.