xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓

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Bella Coola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From xł- (have, possess) + p̓x̣ʷłtłp (bunchberry plant, in turn from p̓x̣ʷłt, p̓xołt (bunchberry)[1] + -łp (tree, plant)) + -łł (pluperfect marker) + -s (possessive marker)[2] + kʷc̓ (of uncertain function).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰt͡sʼ]
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Phrase

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xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓

  1. he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant

References

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  1. ^ 1992, Thomas Forsyth McIlwraith, The Bella Coola Indians, volume 1
  2. ^ 1998, Ewa Czaykowski-Higgins, Marvin Dale Kinkade, Salish Languages and Linguistics: Theoretical and Descriptive Perspectives

Further reading

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  • 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