Sm̓algya̱x ( Coast Tsimshian)
[aka Sm'algyax, Tsimshian, Coast Tsimshian]Classification: Tsimshian
·critically endangered
Classification: Tsimshian
·critically endangered
Sm'algyax, Tsimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Chimmezyan, Zimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Sm'algyax, Tsimshean, Tsimpshean, Ts'emsia'n, Maritime, Lower Tsimshianic |
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Tsimshian |
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Some consider this a dialect of Tsimshian and consider Tsimshian a single language. |
Information from: “Alaska Native Languages: Population and Speaker Statistics” . Alaska Native Language Center (2014)
4,600
30 Alaska, <400 Canada. Population: 1,400 Alaska, 3,200 Canada.
Information from: “First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia” . First Peoples' Cultural Council ·
7,090
275
http://maps.fphlcc.ca/smalgyax
Alaska, British Columbia
Information from: “Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition) 2014 ” . First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) (2014) First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)
685
Figures for speakers in British Columbia only.
1.7% fluent speakers, 10.8% semispeakers, 3.9% learners.
English
Only locations in Canada: 6 communities in British Columbia:
Gitxaala Nation