Apparently there is a Nuu-chah-nulth Phrase Book & Dictionary. It would be nice to develop a similar resource for the Haida language. I'm not sure if this already exists or not. I did find this online Alaskan Haida phrasebook. Here are some of the phrases:
Gyáa'aang uu íijang. It is a totem pole.
Tlúugyaa uu íijang. This is a canoe.
Xakwgyáa uu íijang. This is a halibut.
They have sound files associated with each phrase. Even I can hear some similarities and some differences with the Haida I've heard in Masset.
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