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ˈtlɪŋ gɪttlin·git
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Tlingitnoun
a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska
Tlingitnoun
the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit
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Tlingitnoun
an Indian people from the coastal regions of Alaska and British Columbia
Tlingitadjective
of, or relating to these people or their language
Tlingitnoun
the language of these people
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Tlingit
The Tlingit (English: (listen) KLING-kit; also spelled Tlinkit) are indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their language is the Tlingit language (natively Lingít, pronounced [ɬɪ̀nkɪ́tʰ]), in which the name means 'People of the Tides'. The Russian name Koloshi (Колоши, from a Sugpiaq-Alutiiq term kulut'ruaq for the labret worn by women) or the related German name Koulischen may be encountered referring to the people in older historical literature, such as Grigory Shelikhov's 1796 map of Russian America.The Tlingit have a matrilineal kinship system, with children considered born into the mother's clan, and property and hereditary roles passing through the mother's line. Their culture and society developed in the temperate rainforest of the southeast Alaskan coast and the Alexander Archipelago. The Tlingit maintained a complex hunter-gatherer culture based on semi-sedentary management of fisheries. Hereditary slavery was practiced extensively until it was outlawed by the United States. An inland group, known as the Inland Tlingit, inhabits the far northwestern part of the province of British Columbia and the southern Yukon in Canada.
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The Tlingit are an Indigenous group of people native to the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America, primarily in the areas of modern-day southeast Alaska and western Canada. Their society is matrilineal and their culture includes a complex social system, distinct art, music and dance forms, and traditional storytelling. They are also known for their carving skills particularly of totem poles, canoes and house posts.
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Tlingit
The Tlingit are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their name for themselves is Lingít, meaning "People of the Tides". The Russian name Koloshi or the related German name Koulischen may be encountered referring to the people in older historical literature, such as Shelikhov's 1796 map of Russian America. The Tlingit are a matrilineal society that developed in the temperate rainforest of the southeast Alaska coast and the Alexander Archipelago. The Tlingit maintained a complex hunter-gatherer culture based on semi-sedentary management of fisheries. An inland group, known as the Inland Tlingit, inhabits the far northwestern part of the province of British Columbia and the southern Yukon Territory in Canada.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Tlingit in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Tlingit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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