Haida

English + people Etymology From en hax X̲aayda /ħaːjd̥a/; compare hdn xaad /ħaːd̥/. Pronunciation en /ˈhaɪdə/ Noun s * A member of an indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America who live primarily in British Columbia and Alaska. en 2003 Sharon Busby Spruce Root Basketry of the Haida and Tlingit Lucia Marquand Books 9780295983172 109 https://books.google.com/books?id=koTYAAAAMAAJ&q=%22the+Haida%22&dq=%22the+Haida%22&hl=&cd=18&source=gbs_api The first recorded European contact with the Haida was by the Spanish explorer Juan Perez in 1774 at Langara Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Soon the Haida were caught up in the lucrative fur trade, and the time they spent hunting sea otters and other marine mammals greatly increased. Derived terms en Haidan Translations indigenous people French: fr Haïdas p Haida: Northern Haida: hdn X̲aadas Southern Haida: hax X̲aayda Irish: ga Haídeach Navajo: nv Haídí dineʼé Russian: ru ха́йда Tlingit: tli Deikeenaa Proper noun + language The indigenous language of this people. en Skittagetan X̱aat Kíl X̱aayda Kil en 1911 Franz Boas Handbook of American Indian Languages Haida John R. Swanton Washington 209 https://books.google.com/books?id=cecNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA209&dq=%22Haida%22+spoken&hl=&cd=6&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Haida%22%20spoken&f=false The Haida language, called Skittagetan by Powell, was anciently spoken only on the Queen Charlotte islands off the coast of British Columbia. Translations indigenous language Dutch: nl Haida French: fr haïda m Haida: Northern Haida: hdn X̲aad Kíl Southern Haida: hax X̲aayda Kil Irish: ga Haídis f Russian: ru ха́йда m See also hai 1 hai hai en Native American tribes Languages