Bellacoola
Americannoun
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former name of the Nuxalk.
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Bellacoola Valley. a valley on the central coast of British Columbia.
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Etymology
Origin of Bellacoola
First recorded in 1830–40; from Heiltsuk (a northern Wakashan language of British Columbia) bə́lxwlá “speakers of Bellacoola”
Example Sentences
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Within the past few years such an instance has been noticed in the case of the Bellacoola language of British Columbia.
From The Number Concept Its Origin and Development by Conant, Levi Leonard
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