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Diidiitidq Text<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Diidiitidq language (ISO 639-3 noo) is spoken in and around the south-western tip of Vancouver Island. It is a southern Wakashan<\/a> language closely related to Nuu\u010daan\u0313u\u0142<\/a> and Makah. An English term for the language and people is often Nitinat, reflecting the correspondance between \/n\/ in Nuuc\u030caan\u0313u\u0142 and \/d\/ in Diidiitidq. The word for the people who speak this language is Diitiid\u0294aa\u0294tx\u0323.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The orthography follows the Americanist linguistics tradition, with the goal of \u201cone letter, one sound\u201d. There are some rather complicated letters, like\u00a0\u010d\u0313, and some unfamiliar ones, for example:\u00a0\u0295 \u019b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Canadian Census<\/a> does not count Diidiitidq independently. According to Howe and Cook<\/a>, there are less than 10 speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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