Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nisga'a

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: nis-ga'a
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A First Nation people inhabiting northwest British Columbia, on the mouth of the Nass river.

name

The language of these people.

Example Sentences

"A historic conversation is occurring on a section of "Indian country" in northwestern British Columbia. First nations people of the Nisga'a territory are evaluating legislation that may soon allow individual Nisga'a to own private land they can transfer to whomever they wish, Nisga'a or non-Nisga'a."
"So far, two people have obtained fee-simple title to their homes in the Nisga’a village of Laxgalts’ap, formerly known as Greenville, in northwestern British Columbia. A third Nisga’a member, Bert Mercer, said he expects he will receive title later this month for his home in Gitlaxt’aamiks Village, formerly called New Aiyansh."
"Martin said it was a blessing to have this opportunity to share Nisga'a culture with a larger audience."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: Naasgha.

Inflected Forms

Nisg̱a'a (alternative) Nishga (alternative) Niska (alternative)

Questions

What does nisga'a mean?: A First Nation people inhabiting northwest British Columbia, on the mouth of the Nass river.
Where does nisga'a come from?: From Tlingit Naasgha. (“people of the Nass river”).

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