Tsúùt'ínà

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Tsuut'ina Tsúùt'ínà.

Noun

Tsúùt'ínà sg or pl

  1. Alternative form of Tsuut'ina (people).
    • 2021 November, Janice Wu, seth cardinal dodginghorse, 馬鳳齡 Fung Ling Feimo, “Time to Heal; and truth before reconciliation”, in Mural Routes:
      All four signal box locations explore Time in different ways; from traditional Chinese calligraphy with historical photos of Chinatown, and the history shared by Tsúùt’ínà artist about his ancestor Chief Bullhead and Fort Calgary, to stylised tigers inspired by the colours of Cantonese opera, to age-old medicinal remedies that have survived many generations, to contemporary Canto phraseology and street calligraphy.
    • 2025 July 27, Scott Strasser, “'More than words': Newly opened Tsúùtʼínà centre aims to preserve nation's language”, in Calgary Herald[1]:
      The centre will represent the spirit the two brought toward preserving the Tsúùtʼínà culture, according to Whitney.
      He added when he first joined the Tsúùtʼínà council in 1976, Big Plume was head Chief and was very focused on preserving the Nation’s language.

Proper noun

Tsúùt'ínà

  1. Alternative form of Tsuut'ina (language).
    • 2021 October 27, “Indigenous Languages in Memorial's Linguistics Department”, in Department Of Linguistics | Memorial University of Newfoundland[2]:
      Work within the department has focused on Indigenous languages in eastern Canada and the Northwest Territories. The daughter languages of four major language families have been the focus of research: the Algonquian family (Proto-Algonkian, Mi’kmaw in Atlantic Canada, Cree in Ontario and Quebec, Naskapi in Quebec, Innu-aimun in Labrador and Quebec), the Eskimo-Aleut family (Inuktitut in Nunavut and Labrador), and the Iroquoian family (Cayuga in southern Ontario), the Dene family (Tlicho in the NWT and Tsúùt'ínà in Alberta). For a certain period the department was the centre of the world for the study of languages of the Algonquian language family, which covers a large portion of Canada, and this remains a strength.
    • 2025 July 27, Scott Strasser, “'More than words': Newly opened Tsúùtʼínà centre aims to preserve nation's language”, in Calgary Herald[3]:
      “Language is the foundation of culture, identity and world view,” said Carla Morris, TC Energy’s vice-president, Canada gas operations. “For Tsúùtʼínà, this language is more than words it’s the voice of your ancestors, the carrier of teachings, stories and a vital thread connecting youth to tradition.”