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Native American Vocabulary Words: Nuxalk (Bella Coola)

We have included twenty basic words, enough to give you a feeling for each language. All the nouns are singular and all the verbs are 3rd person singular ("he or she sings") because many Native American languages don't have a separate infinitive ("to sing") the way English and French do.

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Nuxalk Word Set

English (Français)	Nuxalk
One (Un)	Maw
Two (Deux)	Lhwaas
Three (Trois)	Asmús
Four (Quatre)	Mús
Five (Cinq)	Ts'ícw
Man (Homme)	Kwtmts
Woman (Femme)	Cnas
Sun (Soleil)	Snx
Moon (Lune)	Tl'uk
Water (Eau)	Qla

Click here to see Nuxalk vocabulary words compared to words in related Salishan languages: Salishan Indian Words

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