Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ucluelet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: ucluelet
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, on the northwest side of Barkley Sound.

name

A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada, on the Ucluelet Peninsula on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Example Sentences

"Residents of Hitac̓u, the heart of the Ucluelet First Nation, have been told not to drink, bathe in, or even clean with the water coming out of their taps."
"Bus stop signs at all 36 B.C. Transit stops in Tofino, Ucluelet, Long Beach, hitaću, Esowista and Ty-histanis now include both English and Nuu-chah-nulth wording."

Etymology

From Nootka yuułuʔiłʔatḥ, from yuułuʔił + -ʔatḥ.

Word Breakdown

Root: yuułuʔiłʔatḥ
Suffix: yuułuʔił

Inflected Forms

Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (alternative, Canada)

Questions

What does ucluelet mean?: A First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, on the northwest side of Barkley Sound.
Where does ucluelet come from?: From Nootka yuułuʔiłʔatḥ, from yuułuʔił + -ʔatḥ.

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