Chilcotin

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Chilcotin Tŝinlhqut’in (literally “river man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/

Proper noun

Chilcotin

  1. A region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.
  2. The river that drains that region.
  3. A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot'in people.

Noun

Chilcotin (plural Chilcotins or Chilcotin)

  1. A Native American from that region.
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