Tlingit

[ tling-git ]

/ ˈtlɪŋ gɪt /

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noun, plural Tlin·gits, (especially collectively) Tlin·git.

a member of any of a number of Indigenous peoples of the coastal regions of southern Alaska and northern British Columbia.

the language of the Tlingit, a Na-Dene language.

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Origin of Tlingit

First recorded in 1865–70; from Tlingit tłingít “human being, person, Tlingit”

Words nearby Tlingit

Tlaquepaque, Tlaxcala, TLC, TL;DR, Tlemcen, Tlingit, Tlinkit, t.l.o., TLR, TLS, T-lymphocyte

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How to use Tlingit in a sentence

In Alaska, the National Forest Foundation is taking Tlingit youth out to connect with their ancestral lands—and renovating campgrounds, maintaining trails, and picking up trash from the coast while they’re at it.
This Season’s Hottest Gift? Giving Back.|egivans|December 3, 2021|Outside Online
Taku Glacier is named after the T’aaḵú Ḵwáan people, whose name in Tlingit means “flood of geese.”
When Climate Change Came for My Favorite Glacier|smurguia|July 30, 2021|Outside Online
After 50 years, members of the Huna Tlingit people can finally collect harvest sea gull eggs again in Glacier National Park.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A good example of such a pitch language is Tlingit, spoken by the Indians of the southern coast of Alaska.
Language|Edward Sapir

This was the place of honor in all Tlingit houses upon all occasions, ceremonial or otherwise.
The Whale House of the Chilkat|George T. Emmons
Mr Goldenweizer does not mention that the "clans" of the Tlingit have animal names.
Method in the Study of Totemism|Andrew Lang
Raven came next to Wild Canary, that lives all the year around in the Tlingit country.
Myths and Legends of Alaska|Various
Mr. Goldenweizer says that, "with few exceptions," the "clans" of the Tlingit bear "names derived from localities."
Method in the Study of Totemism|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Tlingit

Tlingit

/ (ˈtlɪŋɡɪt) /

noun

plural -gits or -git a member of a seafaring group of North American Indian peoples inhabiting S Alaska and N British Columbia

the language of these peoples, belonging to the Na-Dene phylum

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