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4 unusual facts about Nuxalk


Bella Coola River

The town of Bella Coola, which is the historic and ancient capital of the Nuxalk people, is at its mouth on North Bentinck Arm.

Carrier people

Farther south, Ulkatcho Carrier people share the Coast Range with the Nuxalk and the northern Chilcotin Plateau with the Tsilhqot'in.

Dean Channel

The town of Bella Coola is at the head of North Bentinck Arm; Bella Coola is the English name for the Nuxalk.

Kumugwe

Known as "Copper-Maker", he is the god of the undersea world revered by the Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuxalk indigenous nations.


Applicative voice

Applicative constructions are found in various languages, particularly in highly agglutinative languages, such as Bella Coola (Nuxálk), Ubykh, Ainu and Bemba.

Nuxalk people

There is also a goddess in Nuxalk spiritual beliefs, Qamaits.

Qamaits

Qamaits is a warrior goddess of the indigenous Nuxalk (sometimes called Bella Coola) people of the central coast of British Columbia in Canada.


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