Meanings
- Synonym of Southern Tsimshian (dialect of Tsimshian)
Sgüüx̣s is spoken in the north coast area of B.C.
2022, Suzanne Gessner, Tracey Herbert and Aliana Parker, Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages, First Peoples’ Cultural Council, page 571 more example
Currently there are two different variations or dialects of Coast Tsimshian (Shm′algyack/Sm’algyax): [...] They include Coast Tsimshian and Sgüüx̣s, Southern Tsimshian spoken on the BC Island of Klemtu, although its last speaker passed away in 2013 [...].
2022, Victoria Mckoy, Conversational Shm'algyack (Sm'algyax) audio glossary, Simon Fraser University, page 7Synonyms: Southern Tsimshian
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Southern Tsimshian (dialect of Tsimshian)
Origin
- TsimshianSgüüx̣s
- EnglishSgüüx̣s
Unadapted borrowing from Tsimshian Sgüüx̣s
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Sgüüx̣s. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sg%C3%BC%C3%BCx%CC%A3s
“Sgüüx̣s.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sg%C3%BC%C3%BCx%CC%A3s. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sgüüx̣s,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sg%C3%BC%C3%BCx%CC%A3s.
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