xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłs

Bella Coola

Alternative forms

• xłp̓x̣ʷłtłpłłskʷc̓

Etymology

xł- (“have, possess”) + p̓x̣ʷłt, p̓xołt (“bunchberry”) + -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

• Ewa Czaykowski-Higgins, Marvin Dale Kinkade (1998) Salish Languages and Linguistics: Theoretical and Descriptive Perspectives (in Bella Coola)