Nuxálk
English
Etymology
from Bella Coola nuχalk (“Bella Coola Valley”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuːhɒlk/
Proper noun
Nuxálk
- 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 xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓ [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰt͡sʼ].
- The First Nation which speaks this language.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Bella Coola terms
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Nuxálk, blc