Kitksan

noun

Kit·​ksan

¦kitkə¦san

plural Kitksan or Kitksans

1

a

: a division of the Tsimshian people in the upper Skeena river valley, British Columbia

b

: a member of such people

2

: a dialect of Tsimshian

Word History

Etymology

Tsimshian, literally, people of the Skeena river

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