Nuxálk

/ˈnuːhɒlk/

proper noun

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/.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nuxalk

  1. 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/.
  2. The First Nation which speaks this language.

Origin

  1. Nuxalknuxalk“Bella Coola Valley”
  2. EnglishNuxálk

From Nuxalk nuxalk (“Bella Coola Valley”).

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