Ts'msyen

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Tsimshian

    "I'm Ts'msyen on my dad's side and German-Canadian on my mum's side. I inherited my nordic German mother's fair colouring, but my round native family's da'eel (cheeks) and my Ts'msyen dad's spiritual nature — his love of story and song."

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tsimshian

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"I'm Ts'msyen on my dad's side and German-Canadian on my mum's side. I inherited my nordic German mother's fair colouring, but my round native family's da'eel (cheeks) and my Ts'msyen dad's spiritual nature — his love of story and song."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Tsimshian Ts'msyen.

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