Haida

English

Etymology

From Southern Haida X̲aayda /ħaːjd̥a/; compare Northern Haida xaad /ħaːd̥/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪdə/

Noun

Haida pl (plural only)

An indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America who live primarily in British Columbia and Alaska.

Translations

indigenous people

Irish: Haídeach
Navajo: Haídí dineʼé
Northern Haida: X̲aadas

Russian: ха́йда (ru) (xájda)
Southern Haida: X̲aayda

Proper noun

Haida

The indigenous language of this people.

Translations

indigenous language

Irish: Haídis f
Northern Haida: X̲aad Kíl

Russian: ха́йда (ru) m (xájda)
Southern Haida: X̲aayda Kil

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of Haida terms

Appendix:Haida Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Haida

ISO 639-1 code hai, ISO 639-3 code hdn

Ethnologue entry for Haida, hai

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