xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs

Bella Coola

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [xɬpʼχʷɬtʰɬpʰɬːs]

Phrase

xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs

  1. he had had in his possession a bunchberry plant

References
  1. 1992, Thomas Forsyth McIlwraith, The Bella Coola Indians, volume 1
  • 1998, Ewa Czaykowski-Higgins, Marvin Dale Kinkade, Salish Languages and Linguistics: Theoretical and Descriptive Perspectives
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