xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓

Bella Coola

FWOTD – 3 May 2015

Alternative forms

• xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs

Etymology

From xł- (“have, possess”) + p̓x̣ʷłtłp (“bunchberry plant”, in turn from p̓x̣ʷłt, p̓xołt (“bunchberry”) + -łp (“tree, plant”)) + -łł (pluperfect marker) + -s (possessive marker) + kʷc̓ (of uncertain function).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰt͡sʼ]

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Phrase

xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓

1. he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant

Further reading

• 1984, Hank F. Nater, The Bella Coola Language (Mercury Series, Canadian Ethnology Service, No. 92)
• Bruce Bagemihl (1991) “Syllable Structure in Bella Coola”, in Proceedings of the New England Linguistics Society (in Bella Coola), volume 21, pages 16-30