Nuxalk Resources Resources

Key Phrases
alhalatsicwliwanuks alh ti suuncwt? - how are you today?
axw ku kwmanu!A - Good bye
stutwiniitscwB - thank you
yaw smatmcC - hello friend
NuxalkD - Nation of the Bella Coola Valley
For more key phrases see the First Voices Archive
  • A children's language class is held weekly at the Nuxalk D Nation operated Acwsalcta School;
  • a children's language class is held weekly at the District 49 elementary school;
  • an adult language class is held at the Lip'alhlayc College;
  • the Nuxalk Nation has language audio recordings from 1923 up to cuurent day;
  • and, there is curriculum that has been developed for langauge education in K-4 but this has not been implemented yet.

Alphabet

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Community Idenfitied Resources

First Nation Resource Info
Nuxalk Nation1Nuxalk Language classes - adultsInfo
Nuxalk Nation1Nuxalk language classes - children & youthInfo
Nuxalk Nation1Nuxalk cultural programsInfo

Links

A FirstVoices page is coming soon...

Nuxalk Nation's website language page:
http://www.nuxalknation.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,137/

Nuxalk alphabet & font available through Language Geek:
http://www.languagegeek.com/salishan/nuxalk.html

Yinka Déné Language Institute's Bibliography of Nuxalk Language Materials:
http://www.ydli.org/biblios/nuxbib.htm

Nuxalk Language Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nux%C3%A1lk_language

Nuxalk Words:
http://www.native-languages.org/nuxalk_words.htm

Bibliography

  1. Tallio, C. (2008, June 4). Interview with Clyde Tallio. Interview by Towagh Behr, 43 min. Victoria: FPHLCC
  2. Nater (2006). A concise Nuxalk-English dictionary. Mercury series; Canadian ethonology service, 115.
  3. Tallio, Clyde (2008). Nuxalk Language Archive. Nuxalk Language Archive. FirstVoices
  4. Nelson, Chris (2008). Nuxalk Language Archive. FirstVoices