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Nuu-chah-nulth language
| Nuu-chah-nulth | |
|---|---|
| Nootka | |
| nuučaan̓uɫ, T̓aat̓aaqsapa | |
| Pronunciation | [nuːt͡ʃaːnˀuɬ] |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | West coast of Vancouver Island, from Barkley Sound to Quatsino Sound, British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | 7,680 Nuu-chah-nulth (2014, FPCC)[1] |
Native speakers | 130, (2014, FPCC (280 native speakers and 665 learners in 2021 [2]))[1] |
Wakashan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nuk |
| Glottolog | nuuc1236 |
| ELP | Nuuchahnulth (Nootka) |
 Nootka is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Nuu-chah-nulth (nuučaan̓uɫ),[3] a.k.a. Nootka (/ˈnuːtkə/),[4] is a Wakashan language in the Pacific Northwest of North America on the west coast of Vancouver Island, from Barkley Sound to Quatsino Sound in British Columbia by the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples. Nuu-chah-nulth is a Southern Wakashan language related to Nitinaht and Makah.
It is the first language of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast to have documentary written materials describing it. In the 1780s, Captains Vancouver, Quadra, and other European explorers and traders frequented Nootka Sound and the other Nuu-chah-nulth communities, making reports of their voyages. From 1803–1805 John R. Jewitt, an English blacksmith, was held captive by chief Maquinna at Nootka Sound. He made an effort to learn the language, and in 1815 published a memoir with a brief glossary of its terms.
- ^ a b Nuu-chah-nulth at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Indigenous languages across Canada". Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "About the Language Program". Hupač̓asatḥ. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
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