Nuu-chah-nulth language

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First Nations language Indigenous language Southern Wakashan language Wakashan language agglutinative language endangered language polysynthetic language

The Nuu-chah-nulth language is a Southern Wakashan Indigenous language of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally spoken by the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples of western Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Nuu-chah-nulth languages 2
Tla-o-qui-aht dialect 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations language ⓘ
Indigenous language ⓘ
Southern Wakashan language ⓘ
Wakashan language ⓘ
agglutinative language ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Ditidaht language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Makah language NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
endangermentStatus severely endangered ⓘ
hasDialect Ahousaht dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ditidaht dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hesquiaht dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
Huu-ay-aht dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mowachaht-Muchalaht dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacheedaht dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tla-o-qui-aht dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tseshaht dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ucluelet dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGlottocode nuuc1236 ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code nuk ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature derivational suffixes ⓘ
incorporation ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive vowel length ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ
uvular consonants ⓘ
hasResourceType audio recordings ⓘ
dictionaries ⓘ
grammars ⓘ
hasRevitalizationEfforts community language classes ⓘ
immersion programs ⓘ
language documentation projects ⓘ
hasSyntacticFeature head-marking ⓘ
predicate-initial word order tendencies ⓘ
languageFamily Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
province British Columbia ⓘ
recognizedBy First Peoples’ Cultural Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO ⓘ
region Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenBy Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nuu-chah-nulth peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
subfamily Southern Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedByOrganization Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nootka Texts → languageDocumented → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Nootka language → hasDialects → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tla-o-qui-aht dialect
Chinook Wawa → hasLexicalSource → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District → hasIndigenousLanguages → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth languages
Nootka Sound → languageRegionOf → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nuu-chah-nulth languages