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Chilcotin

Speech parts

1. Chilcotin - Noun

2. Chilcotin - Proper noun

Meaning

A region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.

The river that drains that region.

A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot'in people.

Chilcotin (plural Chilcotins or Chilcotin)

A Native American from that region.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Anywhere from two to 10 centimetres of snow is expected from the Chilcotin and 100 Mile House area to the Fraser Canyon and eastward to the Kootenays. Source: Internet

For example, Chilcotin has a phonological process known as vowel flattening (i.e. post-velar harmony) where vowels must harmonize with uvular and pharyngealized consonants. Source: Internet

A report released by the Ministry of Education Friday morning has found that many of the concerns expressed by School District 27 teachers in the Cariboo Chilcotin stem from issues of respect, relationships and trust. Source: Internet

Public asked to avoid Cariboo, Chilcotin parks due to “severe wildfire hazard” » Source: Internet

The Cariboo Chilcotin Coast is one of the last regions in B.C. to impose the tax. Source: Internet

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