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Gitxsan-Nisga'a (Nass-Gitksan)

Nisga'a-Gitxsan is a Penutian language of the Northwest Coast, spoken by about 2000 people in the Nisga'a (or Nisgha) and Gitxsan (or Gitksan) tribes of British Columbia. Though the Nisga'a and the Gitxsan are culturally and politically distinct nations, their languages are no more different than American and Australian English and speakers from the two tribes can understand each other with little difficulty.

˜Nisgaa-Gitxsan Language

Nisgaa-Gitxsan language samples and resources.

˜Nisgaa Culture and History

Information and links about the Nisgaa-Gitxsan tribe past and present.

˜Gitxsan Culture and History

Information and links about the Gitxsan tribe past and present.

˜Nisgaa-Gitxsan Language Resources –

Our Online Nisgaa-Gitxsan Materials

Nisgaa-Gitxsan Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Nisga'a Language v Gitksan Language
Brief profiles of these Tsimshianic dialects, with thorough linguistic bibliographies.

Nisga'a Language Dictionary
Information about Nisga'a-Gitksan language preservation and language materials for sale from the Nisga'a tribal college.

Gitksanimx v Nisga'a
Nishga and Gitksan orthography and text examples.

British Columbia Placenames:
Canadian place names in Haida, Kwakiutl, and Nass-Gitksan.

Nisga'a Song:
Nisga'a version of the song "Silent Night."

Canadian Human Rights Tribute: Niska'a:
Plaque written in the Nisga'a Indian language.

Gitxsan v Nisga'a
Demographic information about Gitxsan-Nisga'a from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Nisga'a Language

Gitxsan Language:
Encyclopedia articles on Nisga'a-Gitxsan.
Lengua Nass-Gitksan:
Information about the Nisga'a-Gitxsan language in Spanish.
Nisga'a :

Gitxsan:
Nisgaa-Gitksan links.

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