Stʼatʼimc

[ stat-ee-uhmkh ]

noun

, plural Stʼat·ʼimc

1. a member of a First Nation of interior British Columbia.
2. Also called St’át·’im·cets [stath, -im-hich]. 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