Haida language resources – Language Links Database
Haida /ˈhaɪdə/ – (X̱aat Kíl, X̱aadas Kíl, X̱aayda Kil, Xaad kil) is the language of the Haida people, spoken in the Haida Gwaii archipelago of the coast of Canada and on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. An endangered language, Haida currently has about 55 native speakers, though revitalization efforts are underway.
More information: Wikipedia
Native speakers: estimates from 55 (1995), to 290 (2001 census)
Official language in: Council of the Haida Nation
Haida Grammar and Pronunciation
- Haidalanguage.org - Haida Grammar Lessons
- LanguageGeek.com - Haida Writing Systems
- LanguageGeek.com - Haida Grammar Lessons
Digitized Grammar Books
- Archive.org A grammar of the Haida language (1906) by John Henry Keen
- Google Books Haida Syntax, Tom 1 by John Enrico
Haida Vocabulary
- HaidaLanguage.org - Basic Phrases in Haida
- HaidaLanguage.org - Haida Phrases
- FirstVoices.org - Thematic Vocabulary List
- Quizlet.com - Some Flashcards
Vocabulary-related (and digitized) E-books
- Archive.org - Vocabularies of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian Languages (July 1, 1891) by Boas, Franz
Haida Reading Materials
- HidaLanguage.org - Raven, a story in the Haida language
- Justus.anglican.org - The Book of Common Prayer in Haida
- Archive.org - Haida Songs by Swanton, John R (1912)
- Archive.org - Haida Texts – Masset Dialect (1908) by Swanton, John R
Haida Dictionaries
Digitized Dictionaries
- Sealaskaheritage.org - Dictionary of Alaskan Haida, 735 pages (pdf)
- Archive.org - Haida Dictionary (1977) by Lawrence, Erma
Haida Listening and Video Resources
PODCASTS / AUDIOBOOKS
- Haidalanguage.org - The Sounds of Haida
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