Wakashan languages Wakashan languages The Haisla (also Xa’islak’ala, X̄a’islak̕ala, X̌àʔislak̕ala, X̄a’islak’ala, X̣aʔislak’ala, Xa'islak'ala) are a First Nations people living at Kitamaat in British Columbia. Their indigenous Haisla language is named after them. ...more on Wikipedia about "Haisla"
Heiltsuk (pronounced HAIL-tsuk) (also Bella Bella) is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of the North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language Heiltsuk- Oowekyala that is spoken by a few Haihai and Bella Bella First Nations peoples around Bella Bella and Klemtu, British Columbia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Heiltsuk"
Kwak'wala is a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakwaka'wakw and Laich-kwil-tach (Euclataws aka Southern Kwakiutl) people of northern Vancouver Island. These peoples collectively are known as the Kwakiutl and are among the most numerous of the British Columbia Coast. There are about 250 Kwak'wala speakers today, only about 5 per cent of the entire Kwakiutl population. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kwak'wala language"
The Makah are a group of Native American peoples from the most northwestern corner of the United States in the State of Washington. The Makah tribe lives in and around the town of Neah Bay, Washington, a small fishing village along the Strait of Juan de Fuca where it meets the Pacific Ocean. Their reservation on the tip of the Olympic Peninsula includes Tatoosh Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Makah"
Nitinaht (also Nitinat, Ditidaht, Southern Nootkan) is a South Wakashan (Nootkan) language spoken on the southern part of Vancouver Island. There are approximately 30 speakers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nitinaht language"
Nuu-chah-nulth (also called Nootka) is a Wakashan language spoken in the Pacific Northwest on the west coast of Vancouver Island from Barkley Sound to Quatsino Sound in British Columbia by the Nuu-chah-nulth people. Nuu-chah-nulth is a Southern Wakashan language related to Nitinaht and Makah. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nuu-chah-nulth language"
Oowekyala (also Rivers Inlet, Oweekeno, Wikeno, Owikeno, Oowekeeno, Oweekano, Awikenox, Oowek'yala, Oweek'ala) is a dialect (or a sublanguage) of Heiltsuk-Oowekyala, a North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language spoken around Rivers Inlet in British Columbia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oowekyala language"
Wakashan is a family of languages spoken in British Columbia around and on Vancouver Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wakashan languages"
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