Nuuchahnulth (Nootka)
[aka Nuu-chah-nulth, Nootka, Nootkans]Classification: Wakashan
·critically endangered
Classification: Wakashan
·critically endangered
Nuu-chah-nulth, Nootka, Nootkans, Aht, Nuuchahnulth, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Nutka, West Coast, T'aat'aaqsapa, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Quuquu'aca, |
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Wakashan, Southern Wakashan |
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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
3,500
"Includes 30 Nitinat (1991 M. Dale Kinkade). Canada Census (2001) lists 505." Data for the number of native speakers comes from W. Poser (2002). Data for the ethnic population is from SIL (1977).
The language is almost completely replaced by English in both formal and informal domains of use, though significant passive knowledge of the language survives. Ceremonial use.
Southwest British Columbia, Pacific Ocean coast of Vancouver Island.
Information from: “ Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages” . Britt Dunlop, Suzanne Gessner, Tracey Herbert & Aliana Parker (2018) First People's Cultural Council
7,895
497
Nuučaan̓uɫ may be better understood as a dialect chain than a single language, speakers may consider "dialects" to be different languages.
1.4% fluent speakers, 6.3% semispeakers, 10.1% active learners.
Information from: “Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition) 2014 ” . First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC) (2014) First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)
1.7% fluent speakers, 2.6% semispeakers, 5.5% learners.
English
Vancouver Island, in 13 communities:
Ahousaht First Nation
Ehattesaht First Nation
Hesquiaht First Nation
Hupacasath First Nation
Huu-ay-aht First Nation
Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nation
Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations
Nuchatlaht First Nation
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation
Toquaht Nation
Tseshaht First Nation
Uchucklesaht Tribe
Ucluelet First Nation
Urban areas, especially Port Alberni
Information from: “North America” (7-41) . Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco (2008) , Chris Moseley and Ron Asher · Routledge
English
The west coast of Vancouver
Island, from Cape Cook to Barkley Sound.
Information from: “Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages (Fourth Edition)” . Gessner, Suzanne, Tracey Herbertn and Aliana Parker (2022)
8,033
114