English Explanatory Dictionary

Nisga'a

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A First Nation people inhabiting northwest British Columbia, on the mouth of the Nass river.
name
  1. The language of these people.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Nisga'a (Tsimshianic people).

Word forms

Nisga'a Nishga Niska

Etymology

From Tlingit Naasgha. (“people of the Nass river”).

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