Etymology

Haida

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Today it means: A member of an indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America who live primarily in British Columbia and Alaska. Full definition →

Southern Haida X̲aayda
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  1. Southern Haida · borrowed fromX̲aayda
  2. English todayHaida

From Southern Haida X̲aayda /ħaːjd̥a/; compare Northern Haida xaad /ħaːd̥/.

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