Ahousaht dialect
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The Ahousaht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Ahousaht First Nation on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language variety
ⓘ
Nuu-chah-nulth dialect ⓘ dialect ⓘ |
| alternateName | Ahousaht Nuu-chah-nulth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ahousaht reserve communities ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
First Nations languages of British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous languages of the Pacific Northwest Coast ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Hesquiaht dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tla-o-qui-aht dialect ⓘ other Nuu-chah-nulth dialects ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturallySignificantFor | Ahousaht First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endonymLanguage | Nuu-chah-nulth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ahousaht people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Clayoquot Sound area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Wakashan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammarSimilarTo | other Nuu-chah-nulth dialects ⓘ |
| hasPhonologySimilarTo | other Nuu-chah-nulth dialects ⓘ |
| hasSpeakers |
Ahousaht community members
ⓘ
Ahousaht elders ⓘ |
| hasType | regional variety ⓘ |
| historicallyOral | true ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOf |
Ahousaht cultural practices
ⓘ
Ahousaht oral history ⓘ Ahousaht songs ⓘ Ahousaht stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pacific Ocean coast of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| partOf | Nuu-chah-nulth language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | west coast of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Ahousaht First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenOn | Vancouver Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Southern Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf | Ahousaht First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
everyday communication ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ahousaht community ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | local language programs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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