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HeiltsukLanguage
The HeiltsukLanguage is a NorthernWakashanLanguage of Canada. SIL code: HEI. ISO 639-2: wak. Population: 300 speakers (1991 M. Dale Kinkade) out of 1,200 population (1977 SIL). Region: Central British Columbia coast including Ooweekeeno on Rivers Inlet. Dialects: BELLA BELLA (NORTHERN HEILTSUK), OOWEEKEENO (SOUTHERN HEILTSUK). Comments: Related to Haisla and Kwakiutl. Bilingualism in English. Most or all speakers are middle-aged or older. Dictionary.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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InstancesContentBearingPhysicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 EntityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 HumanLanguageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 LanguageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 LinguisticExpressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 NorthernWakashanLanguageOf the five WakashanLanguages, three related languages are classified as a NorthernWakashanLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 PhysicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 SpokenHumanLanguageA SpokenHumanLanguage is a HumanLanguage which has as its medium the human voice. It can also be represented visually through writing, although not all SpokenHumanLanguages have a codified written form.
 WakashanLanguageA WakashanLanguage is any of five languages found in Canada that form a family of languages apparently unrelated to others.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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