Bella Coola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river (or a particular stretch of a much larger river, known at other points as the Atnarko) which flows through southern British Columbia into the Pacific Ocean.
  2. A town in British Columbia, located in the valley through which this river flows.
  3. The Nuxálk language.
noun
  1. The Nuxálk First Nation.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛlə ˈkuːlə/

Word forms

Bella Coola

Etymology

From Heiltsuk bḷ́xʷlá (“stranger”).

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