ˈskajə̇t noun
( plural skagit or skagits )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Salishan people of the Skagit and Stillaguamish river valleys, northwestern Washington
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Salishan dialect often taken as representative of a group of dialects that includes also Nisqualli, Puyallup, Snoqualmie, Suquamish, and Swinomish