Also Known As:
Nuu-chah-nulth, Nootka, Nootkans, Aht, Nuuchahnulth, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Nutka, West Coast, T'aat'aaqsapa, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Quuquu'aca
Dialects & Varieties
- Northern Nuučaan̓uɫ
- Barkley
- Central Nuučaan̓uɫ
- Tla.o.qui.aht
- Hesquiat
- Sheshaht
- Ahousaht
- Kyuqot
- Nuchatlaht
- Ohiaht
- Opetchesaht
- Toquaht
- Uchucklesaht
- Ucluelet
- Mowachaht
- Ehattesaht
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
108
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
497
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
7,895
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Attributed to Dionisio Alcalá-Galiano, Cayetano Valdés Flores Bazán y Peón, Josef Espinosa y Tello,
Chapter 19 contains section on “Idioma de estos naturales, su sistema de numeracion, y de computar e
An article on language revitalization in British Columbia, including Nuuchahnulth programs.