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Bellacoola

or Bel·la Coo·la

[ bel-uh-koo-luh ]

noun

, plural Bel·la·coo·las, (especially collectively) Bel·la·coo·la
  1. former name of the Nuxalk.
  2. Bellacoola Valley. a valley on the central coast of British Columbia.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bellacoola1

First recorded in 1830–40; from Heiltsuk (a northern Wakashan language of British Columbia) bə́lxwlá “speakers of Bellacoola”
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Example Sentences

Within the past few years such an instance has been noticed in the case of the Bellacoola language of British Columbia.

Of the Bellacoola (Salishan family) and Haeltzuk, of the present family, there are 2,500 who are not under agents.

In the immediate vicinity of the Nass are two other languages, the Bellacoola and Chimsyan, of which hardly anything is known.

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