# Nootka

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #82,599

## Definitions
1. A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada

## Etymology
From Nootka nuutkaa (“go around”), a direction given to European explorers reaching Nootka Sound, subsequently misapplied to the location and group.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nootka