| − | The '''Haida Language''', or '''X̲aadas Kíl''' is a non-romantic language used primarily within the Haida People of Western Canada and coastal Alaska. It contains 7 vowels and more than 30 consonants. It is related to the Yenisien languages of Siberia. | + | {{uncited}}The '''Haida Language''', or '''X̲aadas Kíl''' is a [[romance language|non-romantic]] [[language]] used primarily within the Haida People of Western [[Canada]] and coastal [[Alaska]]. It contains 7 vowels and more than 30 consonants. It is related to the Yenisien languages of [[Siberia]]. |
| − | There are nouns, verbs, postpositions, demonstratives, quantifiers, adverbs, clitics, exclamations, replies, classifiers, and instrumentals in the Haida language. Words for people, that would be considered nouns in English, are expressed by verbs in Haida. Jaada, Haida for Woman, is actually ''to be a woman''. Morphology in Haida is mostly suffixing. Definitive articles in Haida have the suffix "aay". Haida also uses relational nouns, to define temporal-spatial coordinates. Syntax in Haida is always verb final. | + | There are [[noun|nouns]], [[verb|verbs]], postpositions, demonstratives, quantifiers, [[adverb|adverbs]], clitics, exclamations, replies, classifiers, and instrumentals in the Haida language. Words for people, that would be considered nouns in [[English]], are expressed by verbs in Haida. Jaada, Haida for Woman, is actually ''to be a woman''. Morphology in Haida is mostly suffixing. Definitive articles in Haida have the suffix "aay". Haida also uses relational nouns, to define temporal-spatial coordinates. Syntax in Haida is always verb final. |