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nlakapamux

American

[nli-ke-poh-muhkh] / nlɪ kɛˈpoʊ məx /

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to the Nlakaʼpamux or their language.

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Noun Inflected Forms

Nlakaʼpamux

plural

Etymology

Origin of nlakapamux

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

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