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Haida (Xaat Kíl) is the ancestral language of the Haida people. Unfortunately, Haida is a highly endangered language. Today the Haida language has fewer than 65 speakers and nearly all the speakers are over the age of 80. While there is only a single Haida language, there are some noticeable dialectical
differences between communities. For the most part, the differences are largely a matter of pronunciation, and, to some extent, vocabulary.
The following are a small collection of words and phrases recorded by Frederick O. Olsen, Jr. in 2002, with Native speakers Julia Coburn and the late Dr. Erma G. Lawrence. They are speaking the Kasaan dialect of Alaskan Haida.
For more information on the Haida language go the Haida Language website.
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sgíid
gumboot (giant red chiton, red gumboot) |
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Send a personal check or money order payable to KHHF:
Kasaan Haida Heritage Foundation
c/o KAVILCO INC
600 University Street
Suite 3010
Seattle, WA 98101-1129
To donate by credit card, click here:
You may direct your funds to a specific activity. Include mention of your intent in a letter to KHHF or write it in the memo section of your check. As examples, writing “Media Specialist” or "Language" will direct your donation to our Haida language and cultural projects. Using "Whale House" or "Totem Preservation" will help support our effort to restore the Chief Son-I-Hat Whale House and Totem Park.
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