Meaning of nʕaylintn | Babel Free
/ˈnaɪ.lɪn.tɪn/Definitions
Large ridge of rock, made of gneiss, located south of Vaseux Lake between Okanagan Falls and Oliver in British Columbia, Canada.
Examples
“caylx (Richard Armstrong), right, concludes a salmon calling ceremony along sq’awsitkʷ (the Okanagan River) at nʕaylintn (McIntyre Bluff) in syilx territory on June 25.”
“McIntyre Bluff was previously named for a local settler, but it has been an important landmark for the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) and its Okanagan ancestors for millennia. Appropriately, it is now called nʕaylintn (pronounced nigh-lin-tin).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.