Tlin·git
noun/ˈtlɪŋɡɪt/
/ˈtlɪŋɡɪt/
(plural Tlingit, Tlingits)
- a member of an indigenous (= original) people of Alaska
compare Aleut, Inuit, Yupik阿拉斯加土著(=原始)人民的成员 CultureThe Tlingit form the largest group of Indigenous people in Alaska, with most living along the coast. They have kept many of their traditional skills and live by catching fish, making baskets, carving wood and weaving.Word Originthe name in Tlingit (the language of the Tlingit people).