Wakashan language
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Wakashan — noun 1. a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language • Hypernyms: ↑Indian, ↑American Indian, ↑Red Indian • Hyponyms: ↑Kwakiutl, ↑Nootka 2. a family of North American Indian languages of British … Useful english dictionary
Wakashan languages — Infobox Language family name=Wakashan region=British Columbia, Canada familycolor=American family=One of the world s primary language families child1=Northern Wakashan *Haisla *Kwak wala *Heiltsuk Oowekyala **Heiltsuk **Oowekyala child2=Southern… … Wikipedia
language — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) System of communication Nouns 1. language, tongue, lingo, vernacular, mother tongue, protolanguage; living or dead language; idiom, parlance, phraseology; wording; dialect, patois, cant, jargon, lingo,… … English dictionary for students
Makah language — Makah qʷi·qʷi·diččaq Spoken in United States Region Northwestern corner of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, on the south side of the Strait of Juan de Fuca … Wikipedia
Nuu-chah-nulth language — This article is about the Nuu chah nulth language, often called Nootka. For other uses of the word Nootka, see Nootka (disambiguation). Nuu chah nulth Nuučaan̓uł, T aat aaqsapa Pronunciation [nuːt͡ʃaːnˀuɬ] Spoken … Wikipedia
Haisla language — The Haisla language is a First Nations language spoken by the Haisla people of the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, who are based in the village of Kitaamat 10 km from the town of Kitimat at the head of the Douglas … Wikipedia
Heiltsuk language — The Heiltsuk language (pronounced: IPA|/ˈheil.ʦʊk/), also known as Bella Bella, is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of the North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language Heiltsuk Oowekyala language that is spoken by the Haihai (Xai xais and Bella Bella First… … Wikipedia
Ditidaht language — Ditidaht Nitinaht Spoken in Canada Region Southern part of Vancouver Island, British Columbia Native speakers 8 (no date) … Wikipedia
Nuxálk language — Nuxálk Bella Coola Spoken in Canada Region Bella Coola area, Central Coast region, British Columbia Native speakers 20 … Wikipedia
Oowekyala language — Oowekyala (also Wuikala, Rivers Inlet, Wuikenukv, Oweekeno, Wikeno, Owikeno, Oowekeeno, Oweekano, Awikenox, Oowek yala, Oweek ala) is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of Heiltsuk Oowekyala, a Northern Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language spoken around… … Wikipedia
