Did you know Diitiidʔaatx̣ (Nitinat) is critically endangered?

ALSO KNOWN AS		Ditidaht, Nitinat, Nitinaht
CLASSIFICATION		Wakashan, Southern Wakashan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		dtd
DOWNLOAD		As csv
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Information from: “First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia” .

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
943
SEMI SPEAKERS
64
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
http://maps.fphlcc.ca/ditidaht

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OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Canada

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~12
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
11 (2010 A. Werle). Ethnic population: 920 (2013).

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OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Canada

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia, Malachan Reserve, Nitinaht lake. Also previously used in Pacheedaht Territory in the vicinity of Port Renfrew, British Columbia.

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1354
SEMI SPEAKERS
30

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0.5% fluent speakers, 2.2% semispeakers, 6.1% learners

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
6

DATE OF INFO: 2014

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

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0.8% fluent speakers, 0.6% semispeakers, 5.9% learners.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Englsih

PLACES: Canada: British Columbia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: British Columbia:
Ditidaht First Nation
Pacheedaht First Nation

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~12
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are a dozen or so fluent speakers, all elderly.

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TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Canada

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

5 fluent and 6 semi-speakers. 130 language learners
Native speakers worldwide

	2012	First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia							First Peoples' Cultural Council	http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/		2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.		943	6		1-9	http://maps.fphlcc.ca/ditidaht	64	31	English	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15		Canada	British Columbia	48.7300000, -124.7500000
	2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge				Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		~12		10-99	11 (2010 A. Werle). Ethnic population: 920 (2013).			English	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15		Canada	British Columbia, Malachan Reserve, Nitinaht lake. Also previously used in Pacheedaht Territory in the vicinity of Port Renfrew, British Columbia.
3	2018	Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages					First People's Cultural Council		First Peoples' Cultural Council		Britt Dunlop, Suzanne Gessner, Tracey Herbert & Aliana Parker			1354	7		1-9		30		English	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	0.5% fluent speakers, 2.2% semispeakers, 6.1% learners	15
	2014	Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition) 2014				Website: http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)			http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC). 2014. Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition). http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf			7	2014	1-9		6		Englsih	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	0.8% fluent speakers, 0.6% semispeakers, 5.9% learners.	15	British Columbia: Ditidaht First Nation Pacheedaht First Nation	Canada: British Columbia
	2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher		Routledge	London			Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.			~12		10-99	There are a dozen or so fluent speakers, all elderly.			English	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15		Canada	British Columbia
	2022	Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages (Fourth Edition)								https://fpcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPCC-LanguageReport-23.02.14-FINAL.pdf	Gessner, Suzanne, Tracey Herbertn and Aliana Parker				5 fluent and 6 semi-speakers. 130 language learners		10-99			130

Diitiidʔaatx̣ (Nitinat)

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Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~12

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~12

5 fluent and 6 semi-speakers. 130 language learners

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Diitiidʔaatx̣ (Nitinat)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

6

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~12

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

7

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~12

5 fluent and 6 semi-speakers. 130 language learners

Discussion

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