Meanings
- Synonym of Nuxalk.
Although spellings can differ within and among languages, grizzly bears are known as Nan in the Haíɫzaqvla, It7Nuxalkmc, ‘Wuiḱala, and Xai’xais languages spoken by the Haíɫzaqv, Nuxalk, Wuikinuxv, and Xai’xais Nations, respectively.
2021, Lauren H. Henson, Niko Balkenhol, Robert Gustas, Megan Adams, Jennifer Walkus, William G. Housty, Astrid V. Stronen, Jason Moody, Christina Service, Donald Reece, Bridgett M. von Holdt, Iain McKechnie, Ben F. Koop and Chris T. Darimont, “Convergent geographic patterns between grizzly bear population genetic structure and Indigenous language groups in coastal British Columbia, Canada”, in Ecology and Society, volume 26, number 372 more examples
Recorded entirely during three weeks in October 2024 in a temporary studio near the Bella Coola River, Nusximta is available on all major streaming platforms. It features different genres and varying abilities when it comes to speaking It7nuxalkmc, Nuskmata said.
2024 June 21, Monica Lamb-Yorski, “New album celebrates Nuxalk culture, language”, in Coast Mountain News, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2024Along the central coast of British Columbia, grizzly bears go by many names. In the Sgüüx̣s language spoken by the Kitasoo Nation and the Sm’algyax language of the Gitga’at Nation, they are known as medi’ik. And in the Haíɫzaqvḷa, It7Nuxalkmc, ‘Wuik̓ala, and Xai’xais languages, bears are called nan. The reasons for such differences of language, new research suggests, may be similar to the reasons that grizzly groups differ genetically in the region.
2021 August 5, Gloria Dickie, “The Language of Bears: New research reveals a curious connection between British Columbia’s Indigenous language families, and the genetic variability of bears”, in Hakai MagazineSynonyms: Nuxalk
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Nuxalk.
Origin
- NuxalkIt7Nuxalkmc
- EnglishIt7Nuxalkmc
Borrowed from Nuxalk It7Nuxalkmc.
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