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W̓uik̓ala / Oowekyala

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....

Diidiitidq

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

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 / Nuu-chah-nulth

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 / Kʷak̓ʷala Language

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...