Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuxálk

/ˈnuːhɒlk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nux-alk
IPA: /ˈnuːhɒlk/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Salishan language spoken in the vicinity of the Canadian town of Bella Coola, known for long strings of obstruents without any intervening vowels, such as xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓ [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰt͡sʼ].

name

The First Nation which speaks this language.

Etymology

from Bella Coola nuχalk (“Bella Coola Valley”)

Inflected Forms

Nuxalk (alternative)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Bella Coola terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Bella Coola terms

Questions

How do you pronounce nuxálk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnuːhɒlk/.
What does nuxálk mean?: A Salishan language spoken in the vicinity of the Canadian town of Bella Coola, known for long strings of obstruents without any intervening vowels, such as xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓ [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːskʷʰt͡sʼ].
Where does nuxálk come from?: from Bella Coola nuχalk (“Bella Coola Valley”)

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