Nootka
noun
former name of the Nuu-chah-nulth.
Nootkas
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pluralof Nootka.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Houses very like these are built by the Ahts or Nootkas, a tribe of Indians inhabiting parts of Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Noah Brooks
With the Nootkas, women are consulted on all matters of business.
From Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development by Chapman Cohen
Among the Nootkas whole tribes lived under one roof.
From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels
It was a union of the Indian tribes of Oregon and Washington, with the Willamettes at the head, against their great hereditary enemies, the Nootkas, the Shoshones, and the Spokanes.
From The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. by Frederic Homer Balch
According to the Nootkas the soul has the shape of a tiny man; its seat is the crown of the head.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
