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Nuxalk

[ noo-huhlk ]

noun

, plural Nu·xalks, Nu·xalkmc [noo-, huhlk, -m, uh, sh], (especially collectively) Nu·xalk
  1. a member of a First Nation of British Columbia, traditionally inhabiting the Bellacoola Valley on the central coast.
  2. the Salishan language of the Nuxalk.


adjective

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

Nuxalk

/ nuːˈxɒlk /

noun

  1. a member of a Salishan Native Canadian people of British Columbia Formerly calledBella Coola
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nuxalk1

First recorded in 1910–15; from Nuxalk nux̣alk “people,” a self-designation; Bellacoola ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nuxalk1

from Salish

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