Haida language
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The Haida language is spoken by the Haida people, an Indigenous group residing in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, and Alaska. It is considered a distinct language family within the larger Na-Dené grouping, which also includes the Athabascan and Tlingit language families. The Haida language is characterized by a polysynthetic word structure, where words are formed from multiple bound elements, and the use of tones to differentiate words.12
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