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

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

References

Matthew Davidson, Studies in Southern Wakashan (Nootkan) Grammar (2002)
Timothy Montler, Klallam Classified Word List (2009)
Dawn Bates, Thom Hess, and Vi Hilbert, Lushootseed dictionary (1994)
Gaberell Drachman, The Twana E-Dictionary Project (1969)
Timothy Montler, SENĆOŦEN Classified Word List (2015)

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