Makah

A language of United States

ISO 639: myh
Alternate Names: Kwe-Nee-Chee-Aht, Kweedishchaaht, qʷi·qʷi·diččaq
Population: No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Ruth Claplanhoo, died in 2002 (2002 M. Barber). Ethnic population: 2,220 (2000 census).
Location:: Washington: Neah Bay on northern tip of Olympic Peninsula, opposite Vancouver Island.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation.
Classification: Wakashan, Southern Wakashan
Typology: No nasal phonemes.
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Taught bilingually in preschool on the reservation and ongoing throughout grade school. Grammar. Since late 1970s Makah Cultural and Research Center has sponsored language education at Neah Bay (Golla 2007).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Makah
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Washington: Neah Bay on northern tip of Olympic Peninsula, opposite Vancouver Island.