Stʼatʼimc

[stat-ee-uhmkh]

noun

plural

Stʼatʼimc 

1. a member of a First Nation of interior British Columbia.

2. Also called St’át’imcets. the Salishan language of the Stʼatʼimc.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Stʼatʼimc or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stʼatʼimc¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Stʼatʼimc, a self-designation