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Chilcotin

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/

The English word “Chilcotin” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The river that drains that region.
  2. A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot'in people.

noun

  1. A Native American from that region.

Etymology

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

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