Ebook: An Introduction to Nitinaht Language and Culture

University of Victoria, 1981. — ix + 226 p.Nitinaht is an Indian language of Western Canada spoken along the southwestern littoral of Vancouver Island from Pachena Point to Jordan River. It is related to several other coastal languages which together comprise the Wakashan Language Family.
For the speaker of English or other European languages, Nitinaht presents a number of unusual features. For example, the very sound of the language is a little startling to the English ear. Nitinaht has many, many consonants and consonant clusters which are totally unknown, not only in English, but also throughout the length and breadth of Europe. One might imagine that a language with so many consonants would sound harsh. The student will soon learn, however, that Nitinaht speakers typically talk quite softly which renders the language very pleasant to the ear.