ƛ̓a·laba·tx̌

Makah

ƛ̓a·laba·tx̌

Etymology

From ƛ̓a·lab (“Klallam”) +‎ -ʔatx̌ (“man of a tribe, band, tribe”). Cognates include Klallam nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕, Saanich xʷsƛ̕éʔləm̕, Saanich šxʷsƛ̕él̕əm, Lushootseed dxʷsƛ̓álb, Twana dusƛ̓aʔələm, English Klallam, English Clallam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɬʼaː.lab.aːtχ/

Proper noun

ƛ̓a·laba·tx̌

1. The Klallam people, they inhabit the northern part oof the Olympic Peninsula in what is Washington State.

References

• Matthew Davidson, Studies in Southern Wakashan (Nootkan) Grammar (2002)
• Timothy Montler, Klallam Classified Word List (2009)
• Dawn Bates, Thom Hess, and Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed dictionary (1994)
• Gaberell Drachman, The Twana E-Dictionary Project (1969)
• Timothy Montler, SENĆOŦEN Classified Word List (2015)