Tsilhqotin language translated to English via captions.
Also Known As:
Chilcotin, Tinneh, Tsilhqot'in, Tzilkotin
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
765
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages