xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs

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Bella Coola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːs]

Phrase

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xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs

  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
  • Ewa Czaykowski-Higgins, Marvin Dale Kinkade (1998) Salish Languages and Linguistics: Theoretical and Descriptive Perspectives (in Bella Coola)