Chilcotin

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/

Proper noun

Chilcotin

1. A region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.
2. The river that drains that region.
3. A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot'in people.

Noun

Chilcotin (plural Chilcotins or Chilcotin)

1. A Native American from that region.