Ditidaht
Ditidaht is a Wakashan language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Ditidaht [dee-tee-dot] (also Nitinaht, Nitinat, Southern Nootkan) or diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ is a South Wakashan (Nootkan) language spoken on the southern part of Vancouver Island. Nitinaht is related to the other South Wakashan languages, Makah and the neighboring Nuu-chah-nulth.
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Words in Ditidaht
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | qo7as* | |
| name | SaSi* | |
| eye | qali7* | |
| ear | pipi7* | |
| nose | dic* | |
| tooth | CiCi7* | |
| tongue | lakeyk* | |
| hand | kukuduksi7* | |
| blood | LeLawqabs* | |
| bone | habut* | |
| skin | LiXaq* | |
| knee | hi7tap7iq* | |
| breast | adab* | |
| liver | pilaq* | |
| water | Ca7ak* | |
| fire | adak* | |
| sun | dak* | |
| star | tatawa7si7* | |
| stone | tidiCkw* | |
| mountain | duCi7* | |
| tree | SuCas* | |
| leaf | LaLaqaqsib* | |
| night | atXiy* | |
| dog | Cikwa7L* | |
| fish | ha7ub* | |
| louse | qiTid* | |
| one | cawak* | |
| two | aL* | |
| I | siya* | |
| you | suwa* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- MakahWakashan43% alike
- Nuu-chah-nulthWakashan39% alike
- Heiltsuk-OowekyalaWakashan11% alike
- KwakʼwalaWakashan9% alike
- EstonianUralic8% alike
- BiriPama-Nyungan8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · diti1235 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · dtd