This paper presents data from the Wakashan family of languages spoken in British Columbia which d
Also Known As:
Heiltsuk, Bella Bella, Heiltsuk-Oweek'ala, Belbellah, Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
Dialects & Varieties
- Heiltsuk (Bella Bella)
- Oowekyala
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
39
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
170
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
3330
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
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Published in July of 1924 by Boas, this is a short revision to his earlier publications.
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Five simple short stories written in Haíɫzaqvḷa, and translated into English, with accompanying
