Wakashan Language (Noun)
Meaning
A family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Wakashan language family consists of seven languages, all of which are spoken in British Columbia and Washington state.
- Scholars believe that the Wakashan language family is part of the larger Macro-Wakashan language family.
- Kwak'wala is a Wakashan language that is traditionally spoken by the Kwakwaka'wakw people of northern Vancouver Island.
- Linguists have been studying the Wakashan language family for centuries, but there is still much to be learned about these complex languages.
- Nuu-chah-nulth is another example of a Wakashan language that is spoken in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.