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Tlingit
[ tling-git ]
noun
plural Tlingits, (especially collectively) Tlingit.
- 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.
Tlingit
/ ˈٱɪŋɡɪ /
noun
- -gits-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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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tlingit1
First recorded in 1865–70; from Tlingit łԲí “human being, person, Tlingit”
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Example Sentences
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Share a bit about your research into Alaska Native cultures and why the Tlingit people became a compelling element in the novel.
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Hall was born into the Tlingit tribe in a small fishing village in Alaska.
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“And I have, in a different and multidimensional way, tried to keep formline design and Tlingit sculpture and art growing and flourishing in the present day.”
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The museum said the items are all of Tlingit origin, a group Indigenous to what is now Southeast Alaska.
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The statue is important in continuing to share Indigenous history, said Lekanoff, who is part Tlingit and Aleut.
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