Associations to the word «Tsimshian»

Wiktionary

TSIMSHIAN, noun. A member of a Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of western British Columbia and southeast Alaska.
TSIMSHIAN, proper noun. The Penutian language of this people.

Dictionary definition

TSIMSHIAN, noun. A member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia.
TSIMSHIAN, noun. A Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian.

Wise words

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