Tlingit
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- noun
- /ˈtlɪŋ.kɪt/
- In fact, the lack of knowledge of Tlingit among most of those under the age of forty to fifty and the lack of ceremonial expertise among many of the middle-aged people has increasingly widened the gap between the traditionalist elders (who usually run the potlatch) and the rest of its participants (ibid).
Examples
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Many Tlingit elders are working to teach the language to the younger generation.
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She talked in Tlingit; the Black Robe whipped her.
Fiction book (1999) -
As he spoke, he overcame the language barrier, using some Tlingit, some English, and lots of sign language.
Fiction book (1992) -
The secularization of yeik utee and other traditional performative genres continues, along with the language loss and the further Americanization of the Tlingit.
Academic text (1990) -
Implicitly, the elders were also juxtaposing the individualistic white people's culture, which had been imposed upon the Tlingit, and the culture of their own ancestors, where relatives are supposed to care for each other.
Academic text (1990) -
And even though these organizations are not kin-based, the elders used family and kinship idioms to reinforce the image of continuity between the past and present culture and social experience of the Tlingit, the central theme of the entire conference.
Academic text (1990) -
As long as this continuity between traditional ceremonialism and "Indian education" is maintained, the indigenous Tlingit culture would not become completely secularized, even for those young people who no longer speak Tlingit or share their elders' belief in the existence of benign and dangerous spirits (Kan 1989b).
Academic text (1990) -
The book includes a section on basic phrases in Tlingit to help new learners.
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Understanding Tlingit grammar is essential for properly communicating with native speakers.
Synonyms
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A language spoken by the Tlingit people in southeastern Alaska and western Canada
Compounds
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A language spoken by the Tlingit people in southeastern Alaska and western Canada
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tlingit is also the name of the language and comes from the same word Lingít, 'people', so the Tlingit language is simply the speech of the Tlingit people and their coastal culture.