Definition
A variant spelling of gitanemuck; a person of mixed Gitkan (Native American) and European heritage in Pacific Northwest communities.
Etymology
Alternative spelling of gitanemuck, reflecting different transcriptions of the Chinook jargon element '-muk' (person/man). Both versions appear in historical documents from the British Columbia and Pacific Northwest regions.
Kelly Says
The two spellings of this word show how oral languages get written down differently by different people—it's a snapshot of how English-speakers tried to capture Indigenous sounds!
Translations
CACatalà
Gitana
zhee-ta-nah
CSČeština
Gitana
zhee-TAH-na
DADansk
Gitane
zhee-TAH-na
DEDeutsch
Gitane
zhee-TAH-neh
ELΕλληνικά
Γιτανέ
zhee-ta-neh
ESEspañol
gitana
hi-TAH-nah
FISuomi
Gitane
zhee-TAH-na
FRFrançais
Gitane
zhee-TAHN
HIहिन्दी
गीताने
gee-ta-ne
HUMagyar
Gitana
zhee-TAH-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
Gitane
zhee-ta-nah
ITItaliano
Gitane
zhee-TAH-na
MSBahasa Melayu
Gitane
zhee-ta-nah
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျီတာနဲ
zhee-ta-neh
NLNederlands
Gitane
zhee-TAHN
NONorsk
Gitane
zhee-TAH-na
PLPolski
Gitane
zhee-TAH-na
PTPortuguês
gitana
zhee-TAH-nah
RORomână
Gitana
zhee-TAH-na
RUРусский
гита́не
hee-ta-neh
SVSvenska
Gitane
zhee-TAH-na
SWKiswahili
Gitane
zhee-ta-nah
TAதமிழ்
ஜிட்டானே
ji-tta-neh
TEతెలుగు
జిటానే
jee-ta-neh
TRTürkçe
Gitane
zhee-TAHN
UKУкраїнська
гіта́не
hee-ta-neh
VITiếng Việt
Gitane
zhee-ta-nah