Nlakaʼpamux

[ nli-ke-poh-muhkh ]

noun

, plural Nla·kaʼpa·mux

1. a member of a First Nation of southern interior British Columbia.
2. the Salishan language of the Nlakaʼpamux.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Nlakaʼpamux or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nlakaʼpamux¹

First recorded in 1895–1900 as a geographical term; 1905–1910 for the current senses; from Nlakaʼpamux Nɬeʔképmx, a self-designation