Tlingit
noun/ˈtlɪŋɡɪt/
/ˈtlɪŋɡɪt/
(plural Tlingit, Tlingits)
- a member of an indigenous (= original) people of Alaska compare Aleut, Inuit, YupikCultureThe Tlingit form the largest group of Indigenous people in Alaska, with most living along the coast. They have kept many of their traditional skills and live by catching fish, making baskets, carving wood and weaving.Word Originthe name in Tlingit (the language of the Tlingit people).
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