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Heiltsuk /ˈheɪltsək/ also known as Bella Bella and Haihais is a dialect of the North Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language Heiltsuk-Oowekyala that is spoken by the Haihai (Xai’xais) and Bella Bella First Nations peoples of the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia around the communities of Bella Bella and Klemtu British Columbia.