Bella Coola
/ˌbɛlə ˈkuːlə/(also Bellacoola)
noun
1A member of a grouping of four North American Indian peoples of the central British Columbia coast, Canada, having a common culture and language and now consolidated at the mouth of the Bella Coola River.
- The grouping originally comprised the Bella Coola proper (of Bella Coola Valley), the Talio (of South Bentinck Arm), the Kimsquit (of Dean Channel), and the Kwatna (of Kwatna Inlet)..
2The Salishan language of the Bella Coola.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From Heiltsuk bə́lxwlá speakers of Bella Coola.