The Tlingit (/ˈklɪŋkᵻt/ or /ˈtlɪŋɡᵻt/; also spelled Tlinkit) are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their language is Lingít, meaning "People of the Tides" (pronounced [ɬɪnkɪ́t]). The Russian name Koloshi (Колоши) (from an Sugpiaq-Alutiiq term kulut'ruaq for the labret worn by women) or the related German name Koulischen may be encountered referring to the people in older historical literature, such as Shelikhov's 1796 map of Russian America.