Nuxalk

[noo-huhlk]

noun

plural

Nuxalks, Nuxalkmc ,

plural

Nuxalk .

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. Formerly called: Bella Coola. a member of a Salishan Native Canadian people of British Columbia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nuxalk¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nuxalk¹

from Salish