Etymology

Nuxálk

Today it means: A Salishan language spoken in the vicinity of the Canadian town of Bella Coola, known for long strings of obstruents without any intervening vowels, such as clhp’xwlhtlhplhhskwts’ /çɬpʼχʷɬtɬpɬːskʷt͡sʼ/. Full definition →

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The story

  1. Nuxalk · derived fromnuxalk“Bella Coola Valley”
  2. English todayNuxálk

From Nuxalk nuxalk (“Bella Coola Valley”).

Words from the same roots

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