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Nuu-chah-nulth language

Nuu-chah-nulth (ISO 639-3 code nuk) is a language of the Wakashan family spoken in Canada. It has about 73 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as critically endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codenuk
Glottocodenuuc1236
FamilyWakashan
AreaNorth America
CountriesCanada
Speakers (estimate)73
EndangermentCritically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Wakashan languages, nearest first.

More about Nuu-chah-nulth

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.