Haida

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Southern Haida X̲aayda /ħaːjd̥a/; compare Northern Haida xaad /ħaːd̥/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪdə/

Noun

1. 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: ха́йда (ru) (xájda)
• Southern Haida: X̲aayda

Proper noun

Haida

1. The indigenous language of this people.

Translations

indigenous language

• Irish: Haídis f
• Northern Haida: X̲aad Kíl
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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

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