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Nuxalk
[ noo-huhlk ]
noun
, plural Nu·xalks, Nu·xalkmc [noo-, huhlk, -m, uh, sh], (especially collectively) Nu·xalk
- a member of a First Nation of British Columbia, traditionally inhabiting the Bellacoola Valley on the central coast.
- the Salishan language of the Nuxalk.
adjective
- of or relating to the Nuxalk or their language.
Nuxalk
/ nuːˈxɒlk /
noun
- a member of a Salishan Native Canadian people of British Columbia Formerly calledBella Coola
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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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Origin of Nuxalk1
from Salish
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