Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

n̓səl̓xcin̓

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nsəlx-cin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Okanagan (Salish language)

Example Sentences

"They have worked with their consultant to learn the words they speak here in the n̓səl̓xcin̓ language, the language of the Okanagan Nation, said dramaturg Tatiana Godfrey. He has studied it for some four years, and he has recorded all of the lines spoken in it, in the play. The actors can listen and learn how to shape the sounds."
"Originally, Penticton was named Phthauntac by the Okanagan/Syilx which translates to the "ideal meeting place.” It was then named Penticton, meaning "place to stay forever” or, officially, "a place where people live year-round" in n̓səl̓xcin̓ or nsyilxcn."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Okanagan n̓səl̓xcin̓.

Synonyms

Okanagan

Questions

What does n̓səl̓xcin̓ mean?: Synonym of Okanagan (Salish language)
Where does n̓səl̓xcin̓ come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Okanagan n̓səl̓xcin̓.

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