W̓uik̓ala Text W̓uik̓ala is a Northern Wakashan language closely related to Heiltsuk, and is spoken at Rivers Inlet and Owikeno lake on the west coast of British Columbia. The writing system is the same as one of the versions of Heiltsuk....
Heiltsuk (ISO 639-3 hei) is a northern Wakashan language spoken mid-way up the Pacific coast of British Columbia. The writing system presented here is based on the practical orthography as shown in Rath 1981. The current form is used in Kitasoo and Bella Bella,...
Diidiitidq Text The Diidiitidq language (ISO 639-3 noo) is spoken in and around the south-western tip of Vancouver Island. It is a southern Wakashan language closely related to Nuučaan̓uł and Makah. An English term for the language and people is often...
X̄a'islak̓ala Text X̄a'islak̓ala or Haisla (ISO 639-3 has) is a Wakashan language spoken on the British Columbia mainland around the Douglas Channel, across from the Queen Charlotte Islands. There are two main dialects spoken, Kitamaat and Kitlope. I have come across...
Nuučaan̓uł text Nuučaan̓uł (ISO 639-3 noo shared with Diidiitidq) is a southern Wakashan language spoken in the south-western section of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It is closely related to Diidiitidq and Makah. The usual Nuučaan̓uł orthography follows the Americanist linguistics tradition, with the...
Kwak̕wala Text Kwak̕wala (ISO 639-3: kwk) is a Northern Wakashan language spoken at the north end of Vancouver Island and adjacent areas on the mainland. There are several dialects, including: G̱ut̕sala (Quatsino Sound), Kwak̕wala (Gilford Island, Knight Inlet, Kwakiutl, Nimpkish), 'Nak̕wala (Northern), and T̕łat̕łasik̕wala (Nahwitti). Liq̓ʷala (Lekwiltok) is often considered a dialect...
Northern Ojibwe Text • Northwestern Ojibwe Text Anishinaabemowin (ISO 639-3 oji) is the second most widely spoken Native language in Canada. The people and language go under many English names: Ojibway, Ojibwa, Ojibwe, Chippewa, etc. Anishinaabe is the appropriate Native name,...