Nłeʔkepmxcín en · PROPN
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Thompson nłeʔkepmxcín.
Meanings
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Synonym of Thompson (Salish language)
"There is no glossary. I did not put the Nłeʔkepmxcín in italics because it's not a foreign language. I didn't realize I was doing it at the time, but it was an act of protest. I've wanted to learn the language since I was 12 and I have never sat down with any of the people who have promised to teach me and actually learn the language.
2023 February 18, “G.A. Grisenthwaite's novel Home Waltz is a coming-of-age story about friendship, identity and acceptance”, in CBC Radio:She uses a blend of languages, with Nłeʔkepmxcín, Nsyílxcn and Halq’eméylem words mixed into the English stories. Some, but not all, of the pages have a translation, but there is a glossary that provides translations for all of the non-English words.
2021 December 2, Lauren Kasowski, “Book Review: UBC student Nicola l. Campbell's Spíləx̣m is a new kind of memoir”, in The Ubyssey: