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Noot⋅ka

[noot-kuh, noot-]
–noun, plural -kas, (especially collectively) -ka for 2.
1. a Wakashan language spoken in SW Canada on the western coast of Vancouver Island.
2. a member of an Indian people of Washington and Vancouver Island speaking this language.
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Noot·ka   (nōōt'kə, nŏŏt'-)   
n.   pl. Nootka or Noot·kas
    1. A Native American people inhabiting Vancouver Island in British Columbia and Cape Flattery in northwest Washington.

    2. A member of this people.

  1. The Wakashan language of the Nootka.


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