xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓
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Bella Coola[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
xł- (“have, possess”) + p̓x̣ʷłtłp (“bunchberry plant”) (p̓x̣ʷłt, p̓xołt (“bunchberry”)[1] + -łp (“tree, plant”)) + -łł (pluperfect marker) + -s (possessive marker)[2] + kʷc̓
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓
- he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- 1984, Hank F. Nater, The Bella Coola Language (Mercury Series, Canadian Ethnology Service, No. 92)
- 1991, Bruce Bagemihl, Syllable Structure in Bella Coola, in the Proceedings of the New England Linguistics Society, volume 21, pages 16–30