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Also Known As:
Haida, K'iis Xaat'aay, Northern, Skidegate, Masset, Northern Haida, Haida (Northern), X̱aaydaa Kil, X̱aat Kíl, X̱aadas Kíl
Dialects & Varieties
- Skidegate
- Massett
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
19
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
21
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
3442
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
The alphabet of the Northern Haida Language (Xaad Kíl) is still basically that which was adopted at
An Overview of THE LEGENDS: A CBC RADIO LEGACY PROJECT (Haida)"Capsule: We transcribe, translate an