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The Haisla language, ''(unicode:X̄a’islak̓ala)'' or ''(unicode:X̌àh̓isl̩ak̓ala)'', is a First Nations language spoken by the Haisla people of the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, who are based in the village of Kitaamat 10 km from the town of Kitimat at the head of the Douglas Channel, a 120 km fjord that serves as a waterway for the Haisla as well as for the aluminum smelter and accompanying port of the town of Kitimat. The Haisla and their language, along with that of the neighbouring Heiltsuk and Wuikinuxv peoples, were in the past incorrectly called "Northern Kwakiutl". The name ''Haisla'' is derived from the Haisla word ''(unicode:x̣àʼisla)'' or ''(unicode:x̣àʼisəla)'', meaning 'dwellers downriver'. Haisla is a Northern Wakashan language spoken by several hundred people. Haisla is geographically the northernmost Wakashan language. Its nearest Wakashan neighbor is Oowekyala. ==Dialects== The present-day population of Kitamaat developed from multiple sources, meaning there are language differences that go with these different sources. The two most prominent are Kitimaat (''(unicode:X̅aʼislakʼala)'') and Kitlope (''(unicode:X̅enaksialakʼala)''). Pronunciation, grammar, and word choice depend on which dialect is being spoken. Haisla is still used to refer to the language as a whole, similar to how English encompasses multiple dialects. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Haisla language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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