Nootka

 
Pronunciation: /ˈnuːtkə, ˈnʊt-/

noun (plural or Nootkas)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of Vancouver Island, Canada.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Wakashan language of the Nootka, now with few speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Nootka or their language.

Origin:

named after Nootka Sound, an inlet on the coast of Vancouver Island