xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs

Bella Coola edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

xł- (have, possess) + p̓x̣ʷłt, p̓xołt (bunchberry)[1] + -łp (tree, plant) + -łł (pluperfect marker) + -s (possessive marker)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːs]

Phrase edit

xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs

  1. he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant

References edit

  1. ^ 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)