n̓səl̓xcin̓

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Okanagan n̓səl̓xcin̓.

Proper noun

n̓səl̓xcin̓

  1. Synonym of Okanagan (Salish language)
    • 2021 October 11, Kate Abbott, “Sisters find new Indigenous dimensions in ‘Kamloopa’”, in BTW Berkshires‎[1]:
      They have worked with their consultant to learn the words they speak here in the n̓səl̓xcin̓ language, the language of the Okanagan Nation, said dramaturg Tatiana Godfrey. He has studied it for some four years, and he has recorded all of the lines spoken in it, in the play. The actors can listen and learn how to shape the sounds.
    • 2021, “Touring the Central/South Okanagan”, in Okanagan Valley Vagabonds‎[2]:
      Originally, Penticton was named Phthauntac by the Okanagan/Syilx which translates to the "ideal meeting place.” It was then named Penticton, meaning "place to stay forever” or, officially, "a place where people live year-round" in n̓səl̓xcin̓ or nsyilxcn.
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