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Wakashan languages

Wakashan is a language family with 6 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in North America. The largest by number of speakers are Kwakiutl, Haisla, and Nuu-chah-nulth. 6 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
KwakiutlCanada210Severely Endangered
HaislaCanada74Critically Endangered
Nuu-chah-nulthCanada73Critically Endangered
HeiltsukCanada26Critically Endangered
DitidahtCanada5Critically Endangered
MakahUnited StatesAwakening

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.