ƛ̓a·laba·tx̌

Makah

Etymology

From ƛ̓a·lab (“Klallam”) +‎ -ʔatx̌ (“man of a tribe, band, tribe”). Cognates include Klallam nəxʷsƛ̕áy̕əm̕, Saanich xʷsƛ̕éʔləm̕, Saanich šxʷsƛ̕él̕əm, Lushootseed dxʷsƛ̓álb, Twana dusƛ̓aʔələm, English Klallam, English Clallam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɬʼaː.lab.aːtχ/

Proper noun

ƛ̓a·laba·tx̌

  1. The Klallam people, they inhabit the northern part oof the Olympic Peninsula in what is Washington State.

References

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