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Kitasoo

Kitasoo noun: a member of a particular Tsimshian tribe of Canada.

Noun

Kitasoo (plural Kitasoo)

  1. A member of a particular Tsimshian tribe of Canada.
    • Along the central coast of British Columbia, grizzly bears go by many names. In the Sgüüx̣s language spoken by the Kitasoo Nation and the Sm’algyax language of the Gitga’at Nation, they are known as medi’ik. And in the Haíɫzaqvḷa, It7Nuxalkmc, ‘Wuik̓ala, and Xai’xais languages, bears are called...2021 August 5, Gloria Dickie, “The Language of Bears: New research reveals a curious connection between British Columbia’s Indigenous language families, and the genetic variability of bears”, in...
    • Henson said her team worked closely with the Nuxalk, Haíɫzaqv, Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Gitga'at and Wuikinuxv First Nations to sample and analyze the DNA.2021 August 22, Winston Szeto, “Grizzly territories in B.C. line up with Indigenous language communities, new study suggests”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2021

Forms of Kitasoo

pluralKitasoo

Questions about Kitasoo

What does Kitasoo mean?
Kitasoo means a member of a particular Tsimshian tribe of Canada.
What part of speech is Kitasoo?
Kitasoo is a noun.
What is the plural of Kitasoo?
The plural of Kitasoo is Kitasoo.

Words near Kitasoo in the dictionary

  1. Kitara
  2. kitars
  3. kitasamycin
  4. Kitasato flask
  5. Kitasato flasks
  6. Kitasoo
  7. Kitassato flask
  8. Kitassato flasks
  9. Kitazato flask
  10. Kitazato flasks
  11. kitbag

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