Aspects included are polysynthetic word formation, word classes, and clause structure. Nuuchahnulth, part of the southern wakashan branch of the wakashan language family, has a suffix. Nuuchahnulth language information and the culture, history and genealogy of the nootka indians. The term nuuchahnulth is used to describe fifteen related tribes whose traditional home is on the west coast of vancouver island. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Media in category nuu chahnulth the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. Chapter 2 provides a general overview of nuuchahnulth morphosyntax as is. Nuu chah nulth, which constitutes, along with ditidaht and makah, the southern branch of the wakashan family, is in immediate danger of extinction. This volume describes aspects of word and sentenceformation in nuuchahnulth formerly known as nootka, a language spoken on the west coast of. Nuuchahnulth is a southern wakashan language related to nitinaht and makah. This volume describes aspects of word and sentenceformation in nuuchahnulth formerly known as nootka, a language spoken on the west coast of vancouver island, british columbia, canada. Nuuchahnulth nootka morphosyntax nakayama, toshihide on. Nuuchahnulth language and the nootka indian tribe nuuchah.
The provenance of the term nuuchahnulth, meaning along the outside of vancouver island dates from the 1970s, when the. Nuuchahnulth1, formerly known as nootka, is spoken along the west coast of. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title nootka. The morphosyntactic regularities are examined in the context of general structural characteristics of the language in an. Join this global effort to conserve linguistic diversity. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no. Grammatical possession in nuuchahnulth university of. Nootka jargon, a nootka nuuchahnulth pidgin used as a trade language along the pacific northwest coast.
Nuuchahnulth nootka morphosyntax by toshihide nakayama. Pdf nuuchahnulth nootka morphosyntax toshihide nakayama. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The goals of the dissertation are documentation and description of the language, and investigation of theoretical issues raised by the language data. Theoretical issues in nuuchahnulth phonology and morphology.