xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓
Bella Coola
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editPhrase
editxłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓
- he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant
References
editFurther reading
edit- 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