Kyuquot-Cheklesahht dialect
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The Kyuquot-Cheklesahht dialect is a regional variety of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language traditionally spoken by the Kyuquot and Cheklesahht First Nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nuu-chah-nulth dialect
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Kyuquot-Cheklesaht dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyuquot-Chekleset dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Cheklesahht people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyuquot people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuu-chah-nulth peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | First Nations languages of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Northwest Coast Indigenous cultures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
lexical suffixes ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ vowel length contrast ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEfforts |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
documentation projects ⓘ |
| hasTypology |
head-marking
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenIn | Indigenous communities on Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| isVarietyOf | Nootka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Southern Wakashan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nuu-chah-nulth language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Wakashan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Kyuquot Sound area ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Cheklesahht First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyuquot First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | endangered language variety ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Wakashan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | west coast of Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial speech
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.