ˈtliŋ(g)ə̇t noun
also tlin·kit -ŋkə̇t
( plural tlingit or tlingits also tlinkit or tlinkits )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a group of Indian peoples of the islands and coast of southern Alaska including chiefly the Auk, Chilkat, Sitka, Stikine, Tongass, and Yakutat
b. : a member of any of such peoples
2. : the language of the Tlingit peoples
3. : a language stock of the Na-dene phylum comprising only Tlingit — called also Koluschan