Haisla
Haisla is a Wakashan language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Haisla (Haisla: X̄aʼislak̓ala / X̌àh̓isl̩ak̓ala, [ˈχaʔislakʼala]) is a First Nations Wakashan language spoken by the Haisla people of the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, who are based in the village of Kitamaat.
The name "Haisla" is derived from the Haisla word xàʼisla or xàʼisəla, meaning 'dwellers downriver'. The Haisla and their language, along with that of the neighbouring Heiltsuk and Wuikinuxv peoples, were in the past incorrectly called "Northern Kwakiutl".
Haisla is currently spoken by several hundred people but it is considered critically endangered. Haisla is geographically the northernmost Wakashan language. Its nearest Wakashan neighbor is Oowekyala.
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Words in Haisla
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | wism* | |
| name | dunt* | |
| eye | GGs* | |
| ear | pspyu* | |
| nose | Xuma7x* | |
| tooth | gi7gi* | |
| tongue | klm* | |
| hand | ha7isu* | |
| blood | blxLm* | |
| bone | XaX* | |
| skin | Lis* | |
| knee | ku7kwsXdamwa* | |
| breast | jami* | |
| liver | lGis* | |
| water | wʼap | |
| fire | xwltla* | |
| sun | Lisla* | |
| star | tutu* | |
| stone | tism* | |
| mountain | n3ge* | |
| tree | Laws* | |
| leaf | qwaxela* | |
| night | GanuL* | |
| dog | wac* | |
| fish | my* | |
| louse | Gin* | |
| one | naukw* | |
| two | ma7La* | |
| I | nugwa* | |
| you | yXsu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Heiltsuk-OowekyalaWakashan57% alike
- KwakʼwalaWakashan53% alike
- Nuu-chah-nulthWakashan12% alike
- PearAustroasiatic8% alike
- Sranan TongoIndo-European8% alike
- Kami (Tanzania)Atlantic-Congo8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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