Bellacoola
or Bel·la Coo·la
[ bel-uh-koo-luh ]
noun,plural Bel·la·coo·las, (especially collectively) Bel·la·coo·la for 1.
former name of the Nuxalk.
Bellacoola Valley. a valley on the central coast of British Columbia.
Origin of Bellacoola
1First recorded in 1830–40; from Heiltsuk (a northern Wakashan language of British Columbia) bə́lxwlá “speakers of Bellacoola”
Words Nearby Bellacoola
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How to use Bellacoola in a sentence
Within the past few years such an instance has been noticed in the case of the Bellacoola language of British Columbia.
The Number Concept | Levi Leonard ConantOf the Bellacoola (Salishan family) and Haeltzuk, of the present family, there are 2,500 who are not under agents.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico | John Wesley PowellIn the immediate vicinity of the Nass are two other languages, the Bellacoola and Chimsyan, of which hardly anything is known.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 | Hubert Howe Bancroft
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