Nuu-chah-nulth language

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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.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations language ⓘ
Indigenous language ⓘ
Southern Wakashan language ⓘ
Wakashan language ⓘ
agglutinative language ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Ditidaht language ⓘ
linked to: Nitinaht language

Makah language ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
endangermentStatus severely endangered ⓘ
hasDialect Ahousaht dialect ⓘ
Ditidaht dialect ⓘ
Hesquiaht dialect ⓘ
Huu-ay-aht dialect ⓘ
Mowachaht-Muchalaht dialect ⓘ
Pacheedaht dialect ⓘ
Tla-o-qui-aht dialect ⓘ
Tseshaht dialect ⓘ
Ucluelet dialect ⓘ
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 ⓘ
province British Columbia ⓘ
recognizedBy First Peoples’ Cultural Council ⓘ
UNESCO ⓘ
region Pacific Northwest Coast ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Northwest
spokenBy Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations ⓘ
Nuu-chah-nulth peoples ⓘ
spokenIn British Columbia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Vancouver Island ⓘ
western Vancouver Island ⓘ
subfamily Southern Wakashan languages ⓘ
linked to: Southern Wakashan
usedByOrganization Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (37)

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

Nootka Texts → languageDocumented → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Nootka language → hasDialects → Tla-o-qui-aht dialect ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Chinook Wawa → hasLexicalSource → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District → hasIndigenousLanguages → Nuu-chah-nulth languages ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Nootka Sound → languageRegionOf → Nuu-chah-nulth languages ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ditidaht → closelyRelatedTo → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Makah → closelyRelatedTo → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Nootka → alternateName → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Ahousaht dialect → partOf → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Ahousaht dialect → alternateName → Ahousaht Nuu-chah-nulth ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ditidaht dialect → subdivisionOf → Nuu-chah-nulth–Ditidaht–Makah language continuum ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ditidaht dialect → closelyRelatedTo → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council → languageSupported → Nuu-chah-nulth languages ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Makah language → closelyRelatedTo → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Nitinaht language → closelyRelatedTo → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Hesquiaht dialect → partOf → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Hesquiaht dialect → languageBranch → Southern Nuu-chah-nulth dialect continuum ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Hesquiaht dialect → neighboringDialect → Nuu-chah-nulth central dialects ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Hesquiaht dialect → hasSuperordinate → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Kyuquot-Cheklesahht dialect → partOf → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Mowachaht-Muchalaht dialect → partOf → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Pacheedaht dialect → partOf → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Toquaht Nation → hasTraditionalLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government → hasOfficialLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Kyuquot/Checklesaht First Nation → hasOfficialLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Kyuquot/Checklesaht First Nation → hasCulturalAffiliation → Nuu-chah-nulth linguistic group ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Maquinna → language → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Ahousaht First Nation → primaryLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation → language → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Huu-ay-aht First Nations → language → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Huu-ay-aht First Nations → hasOfficialLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Tseshaht First Nation → primaryLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Ucluelet First Nation → hasTraditionalLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Ditidaht First Nation → hasLinguisticTie → Nuu-chah-nulth languages ⓘ
linked to: Nuu-chah-nulth language
Ehattesaht First Nation → language → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Ahousaht → hasLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ
Esowista → hasLanguage → Nuu-chah-nulth language ⓘ