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n̓səl̓xcin̓

n̓səl̓xcin̓ proper noun: synonym of Okanagan (Salish language).

Proper noun

n̓səl̓xcin̓

  1. Synonym of Okanagan (Salish language)
    • 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...2021 October 11, Kate Abbott, “Sisters find new Indigenous dimensions in ‘Kamloopa’”, in BTW Berkshires
    • 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.2021, “Touring the Central/South Okanagan”, in Okanagan Valley Vagabonds
    Synonyms:
    Okanagan

Synonyms of n̓səl̓xcin̓

Origin of n̓səl̓xcin̓

Unadapted borrowing from Okanagan n̓səl̓xcin̓.

Questions about n̓səl̓xcin̓

What does n̓səl̓xcin̓ mean?
N̓səl̓xcin̓ means synonym of Okanagan (Salish language).
What part of speech is n̓səl̓xcin̓?
N̓səl̓xcin̓ is a proper noun.

Words near n̓səl̓xcin̓ in the dictionary

  1. nūns
  2. Nǀuu
  3. Nǁng
  4. nɬeʔkepmxcín
  5. nʕaylintn
  6. n̓səl̓xcin̓
  7. o
  8. o algo
  9. O Antiphon
  10. O Antiphons
  11. O Canada

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