Vocabularies of Squalyamish, Nooselalum, Haeeltzuk, Billichoola, Nass, Haida, and Tongaase

• Main Authors: Townsend, John Kirk, 1809-1851, Tolmie, William Fraser
• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English; Haida; Tlingit
• Published: 1834
• Subjects: Squamish language; Clallam language; Heiltsuk language; Haida language; Tlingit language; Niska language; Nuxalk langauge; Nisga'a; Niska; haida; tlingit
• Online Access: https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/vocabularies-squalyamish-nooselalum-haeeltzuk-billichoola-nass-haida-and-tongaase

"The tribes of Indians who speak the following languages reside upon the sea board of the N. W. Coast of America. Squalyamish [Squamish?], Nooselalum [Clallam], Haeeltzuk [Heiltsuk], Billichoola [Nuxalk], Nass [Nisga'a], Haida, Tongaase [Tlingit]. Received from William Fraser Tolmie, Esq. Surgeon in the Hon. Hudson's Bay Company." Consists of 3 word lists: 1) a 15-page comparative word list containing 17 Squamish terms, 10 Clallam terms, and 354 Heiltsuk terms; 2) a 13-page comparative word list with 344 Nuxalk (Bella Coola) terms, 345 Nisga'a terms, and 168 Haida terms; and a 2-page word list with 72 "Tongaase" Tlingit terms, which may be in the Tongass Tlingit dialect or the Inland Tlingit dialect.