Haida language

E114050

Haida language is an endangered Indigenous language of the Haida people of Haida Gwaii and southern Alaska, noted for its complex phonology and status as a linguistic isolate.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Haida language canonical 33
Haida dictionaries 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endangered language ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ
language ⓘ
linguistic isolate ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endangermentStatus critically endangered ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ
hasAncestor Proto-Haida ⓘ
hasDialects Alaskan Haida dialect ⓘ
Masset dialect ⓘ
Northern Haida ⓘ
linked to: Haida

Skidegate dialect ⓘ
Southern Haida ⓘ
linked to: Haida
hasFeature complex phonology ⓘ
complex verbal morphology ⓘ
ergative alignment tendencies ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ
head-marking ⓘ
noun incorporation ⓘ
polysynthetic morphology ⓘ
productive derivational morphology ⓘ
pronominal prefixes ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ
tone or pitch accent distinctions ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature complex consonant clusters ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ
laryngealized consonants ⓘ
phonemic tone or pitch accent ⓘ
uvular consonants ⓘ
hasWordOrder SOV-dominant word order ⓘ
flexible word order ⓘ
iso639-2Code hai ⓘ
iso639-3Code hai ⓘ
languageFamily language isolate ⓘ
name Haida ⓘ
nativeName X̱aat Kíl ⓘ
linked to: X̱aad Kíl
recognizedAs official minority language in British Columbia (cultural recognition) ⓘ
region Pacific Northwest Coast ⓘ
spokenBy Haida people ⓘ
linked to: Haida
spokenIn Alaska ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Haida Gwaii ⓘ
Prince of Wales Island ⓘ
subjectOf Haida dictionaries ⓘ
linked to: Haida language

Haida grammar descriptions ⓘ
Haida language revitalization programs ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial contexts ⓘ
cultural education ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
songs ⓘ
traditional stories ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

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

First Nations → languageFamily → Haida language ⓘ
Haida Gwaii → hasLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
Alaska Natives → includesLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
X̱aad Kíl → hasAlternativeName → Haida language ⓘ
Haida mythology → hasLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
Haida language → subjectOf → Haida dictionaries ⓘ
linked to: Haida language
Skidegate → hasLocalLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
SG̱ang Gwaay → hasLanguageAssociation → Haida language ⓘ
John R. Swanton → studiedLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
Hydaburg → hasIndigenousLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
Haida Nation → language → Haida language ⓘ
Masset dialect → subdivisionOf → Haida language ⓘ
Skidegate dialect → partOf → Haida language ⓘ
Southern Alaska → hasIndigenousLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Alaska
Haida art → languageContext → Haida language ⓘ
Proto-Haida → subclassOf → Haida language ⓘ
Proto-Haida → reconstructedFor → Haida language ⓘ
Proto-Haida → relatedTo → Haida language ⓘ
Daajing Giids → hasIndigenousLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
Skidegate Band Council → languageUsed → Haida language ⓘ
Hlgaagilda → hasIndigenousLanguage → Haida language ⓘ
Skidegate Channel → hasLanguageOrigin → Haida language ⓘ
Old Massett → hasIndigenousLanguage → Haida language ⓘ