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Nuu-chah-nulth also called Nootka /ˈnuːtkə/ is a Wakashan language spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America on the west coast of Vancouver Island from Barkley Sound to Quatsino Sound in British Columbia by the Nuu-chah-nulth people. Nuu-chah-nulth is a Southern Wakashan language related to Nitinaht and Makah.Kim (2003) estimates the number of Nuu-chah-nulth speakers at approximately 150–200 while the 2001 Canadian census puts the figure at about 505.