tsúut'ínà
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of Tsuut'ina (people).
name
Alternative form of Tsuut'ina (language).
Example Sentences
- "He served numerous roles since the 1970s as councillor, language commissioner for the Tsúut’ínà chief and council, and the first elected Indigenous director on the Calgary Stampede board of directors."
- "Born in 1947, Starlight is the son of the late Chief James Starlight, and after studying linguistics at the University of Calgary, he became a key figure in preserving Tsúut’ínà culture."
- "He recently collaborated on a collection of traditional narratives and historical accounts in Tsúut'ínà and a Tsúut'ínà-to-English glossary. Still active as a cultural mentor, adviser and ambassador to this day, Starlight received an honorary doctorate from Mount Royal University in 2023."
- "Starlight has spent over five decades working to preserve his language and culture from extinction as a language commissioner for his community, developing extensive materials for Tsúut’ínà instruction, including dictionaries, glossaries, and recordings."