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Nuxalk

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

Salish language traditionally spoken by the Nuxalk people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ItNuxalkmc, It7Nuxalkmc

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred in the area in and around Bella Coola.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bella Coola

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Bella Coola nuχalk.