Nuxalk

[ noo-huhlk ]

noun,plural Nu·xalks, Nu·xalkmc [noo-huhlk-muhsh], /nuˈhʌlkˌməʃ/, (especially collectively) Nu·xalk for 1.
  1. a member of a First Nation of British Columbia, traditionally inhabiting the Bellacoola Valley on the central coast.

  2. the Salishan language of the Nuxalk.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Nuxalk or their language.

Origin of Nuxalk

1
First recorded in 1910–15; from Nuxalk nux̣alk “people,” a self-designation; see also Bellacoola
  • Formerly Bellacoola [bel-uh-koo-luh] /ˌbɛl əˈku lə/ .

Words Nearby Nuxalk

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British Dictionary definitions for Nuxalk

Nuxalk

/ (nuːˈxɒlk) /


noun
  1. a member of a Salishan Native Canadian people of British Columbia: Formerly called: Bella Coola

Origin of Nuxalk

1
from Salish

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