xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs
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Etymology edit
xł- (“have, possess”) + p̓x̣ʷłt, p̓xołt (“bunchberry”)[1] + -łp (“tree, plant”) + -łł (pluperfect marker) + -s (possessive marker)
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs
- he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant
References edit
- ^ 1992, Thomas Forsyth McIlwraith, The Bella Coola Indians, volume 1
- Ewa Czaykowski-Higgins, Marvin Dale Kinkade (1998) Salish Languages and Linguistics: Theoretical and Descriptive Perspectives (in Bella Coola)