Meanings
- Synonym of Haida (language), in particular Northern Haida
It’s pretty fun, too, when you find crossover. It’s like, in X̱aat Kíl, when we greet each other, we have a word that means like, “hey” or “hi.” We say “Ja!” So whenever I see my fellow X̱aat Kíl speakers, we say “Ja! Hello my friend!”
2024 April 1, Yvonne Krumrey, “Tongass Voices: Shiggoap Alfie Price on the challenges and rewards of learning endangered languages”, in KTOOSynonyms: Haida
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Haida (language), in particular Northern Haida
Origin
- HaidaX̱aat Kíl
- EnglishX̱aat Kíl
Unadapted borrowing from Haida X̱aat Kíl
More words from Haida
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
X̱aat Kíl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X%CC%B1aat%20K%C3%ADl
“X̱aat Kíl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X%CC%B1aat%20K%C3%ADl. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “X̱aat Kíl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X%CC%B1aat%20K%C3%ADl.
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