Background of the Heiltsuk Language

Haíɫzaqvḷa – speaking the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) language

5 dialects:

Wúyalitx̌v – The outside people

Qvúqvay̓aítx̌v – The calm water people

Wuíƛ̓ítx̌v – The inside people

Yísdáitx̌v – The people of Yisda

X̌áix̌áis – Down river or North