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Alternate Names: Haida; Southern; Masset; Skidegate; Southern Haida; Kaigani; Haida, Southern Spoken in: Canada Code: hax Code Standard: ISO 639-3 Documentation: SIL Brief Description: "Haida, an isolate (sometimes grouped with Na-Dene), is the aboriginal language of the isolated Queen Charlotte Islands (known locally as Haida Gwaai), which lie about 75 miles off the coast of British Columbia, immediately south of Alaska. There are two Haida villages on the Queen Charlottes, each with a distinct dialect: Masset (pop. 750) and Skidegate (pop. 500). Between 50 and 100 first-language speakers, none younger than 50, are divided between the two communities; only those over 70 are active speakers. About 600 additional Haida people live in Alaska (representing an eighteenth century migration from Masset), in the villages of Hydaburg, Kasaan, and Craig on the southern half of Prince of Wales Island, as well as in the city of Ketchikan. Only about 15 Alaskan Haidas, all very elderly, are active speakers of the language." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Languages 2007 pg. 15