Passing of sole fluent Ditidaht speaker leaves void in Nuu-chah-nulth language
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By Nora O’Malley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Like a giant cedar tree cut down, the passing of Ditidaht elder Michael Thompson (Kwiibaalaah) this summer left a mark on the Nuu-chah-nulth landscape, leaving the younger generation with less. Thompson was the lone fluent speaker of the diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) dialect.
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