Indigenous Languages of Washington State
qʷi·qʷi·diččaq (Makah)
Makah
The Makah Language
The Makah language belongs to the Southern Nootkan branch of the Wakashan language family. There are no longer any fluent, native speakers of this language, but some members of the Makah tribe on the Olympic Peninsula still speak it as a secondary language ( text cited below).
Image source: Makah Indian Nation by Xasartha from Wikimedia.
Websites
Websites & Online Resources
- Makah Indian LanguageProvides links to dictionaries and other resources for language learners.
- Makah LanguageProvides short overview of the Makah language and includes pronunciation and useful phrases. From the Olympic Peninsula Community Museum.
- WakashanInformation on the Wakashan language family, as well as resources on specific languages in that family which are spoken in British Columbia.
Sources used on this page:
"Makah ." U*X*L Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. . Retrieved October 03, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/makah
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