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Nisg̱a'a

Nisg̱a'a is the alternative form of Nisga'a.

Meaning of Nisga'a

Noun

Nisga'a pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A First Nation people inhabiting northwest British Columbia, on the mouth of the Nass river.
    • A historic conversation is occurring on a section of "Indian country" in northwestern British Columbia. First nations people of the Nisga'a territory are evaluating legislation that may soon allow individual Nisga'a to own private land they can transfer to whomever they wish, Nisga'a or non-Nisga'a.2009 July 7, Joseph Quesnel, “Property rights: the Nisga'a pave the way”, in The Globe and Mail

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Origin of Nisg̱a'a

Unadapted borrowing from Nisga'a Nisg̱a'a.

Questions about Nisg̱a'a

What is Nisg̱a'a the alternative form of?
Nisg̱a'a is the alternative form of Nisga'a.

Words near Nisg̱a'a in the dictionary

  1. Nisenan
  2. Nisenans
  3. nisey
  4. niseys
  5. Nisga'a
  6. Nisg̱a'a
  7. nish
  8. Nisha
  9. Nishada
  10. Nishadas
  11. Nishakara

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nisg̱a'a (page history and authors); Nisga'a (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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