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The MakahLanguage is a SouthernWakashanLanguage of Canada. SIL code: MYH. ISO 639-2: wak. Population: 10 to 30 speakers (1997), and others who use it as second language, out of 900 population on the reservation, and others not on the reservation (1995 Davissons). Region: Northern tip of Olympic Peninsula, opposite Vancouver Island, Washington. Alternate names: KWE-NEE-CHEE-AHT, KWEEDISHCHAAHT. Comments: Bilingualism in English. Most or all speakers are elderly (1998). There is a Makah Cultural Center. Grammar. Makah is taught bilingually in preschool on the reservation and is ongoing throughout grade school, although not heavily encouraged.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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