Table 1.
Central and northern Pacific northwest coast: ethno-linguistic communities (names, codes and linguistic affinities; after Drucker 1950).
| number | ethno-linguistic communitya | code (current paper) | CED codea | language (local)b | language (branch)b | language (family)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chilkat | Tlingit 1 | LC | Tlingit | Tlingit | Tlingit |
| 2 | Sanyakwan | Tlingit 2 | LS | Tlingit | Tlingit | Tlingit |
| 3 | Skidegate | Haida 1 | HS | Haida | Haida | Haida |
| 4 | Massett | Haida 2 | HM | Haida | Haida | Haida |
| 5 | Gitskan (Kispiyox division) | Nass-Gitskan | GK | Nass-Gitskan | Tsimshian | Tsimshian |
| 6 | Tsimshian Proper (Gilutsa division) | Tsimshian 1 | TG | Coast Tsimshian | Tsimshian | Tsimshian |
| 7 | Southern Tsimshian (Kitqata division) | Tsimshian 2 | TH | Coast Tsimshian | Tsimshian | Tsimshian |
| 8 | Xaisla (Kitimat) | Xaisla | KX | Xaisla | Kwakiutlan | Wakashan |
| 9 | Xaihais (China Hat) | Heiltsuk-Oowekyala 1 | KC | Heiltsuk-Oowekyala | Kwakiutlan | Wakashan |
| 10 | Bella Bella (Oyalit division) | Heiltsuk-Oowekyala 2 | KO | Heiltsuk-Oowekyala | Kwakiutlan | Wakashan |
| 11 | Bella Coola | Bella Coola | BC | Bella Coola | Bella Coola | Salishan |
| 12 | Wikeno | Heiltsuk-Oowekyala 3 | KW | Heiltsuk-Oowekyala | Kwakiutlan | Wakashan |
| 13 | Koskimo | Kwakwaka'wakw 1 | KK | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwakiutlan | Wakashan |
| 14 | Kwexa | Kwakwaka'wakw 2 | KR | Kwakwaka'wakw | Kwakiutlan | Wakashan |
| 15 | Clayoquot | Nuu-chah-nulth 1 | NC | Nuu-chah-nulth | Nuu-chah-nulth | Wakashan |
| 16 | Tsishaat | Nuu-chah-nulth 2 | NT | Nuu-chah-nulth | Nuu-chah-nulth | Wakashan |
| 17 | Hupachisat | Nuu-chah-nulth 3 | NH | Nuu-chah-nulth | Nuu-chah-nulth | Wakashan |
aAfter Drucker (1950).
bAfter Thompson & Kincade (1990).