This news article talks about the Nuxalk language,spoken around Nuxalk territoty in Bella Coola,B
Also Known As:
Bella Coola, Bellacoola, nuxalk, Nass
Dialects & Varieties
- Kimsquit
- Kwatna
- Tallheo
- Bella Coola
First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia
2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
40
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.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
220
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
1,479
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Canada;
Location Description
British Columbia
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Language, Culture, and Arts
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Examples of using follow up yes/no questions with three Nuxalk questions -
stamks t'ayc?
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