Also Known As:
ᑕᗸᒡ, Carrier, les Porteurs, Takulie, Takelne, Dakelhne, Central Carrier, Upper Carrier, Nagailer, Taculli
Dialects & Varieties
- A lot of variation in 12 different dialects ( First People's Cultural Council
- 2014).
Recent Resources
A chart, with accompanying notes, comparing the Carrier Linguistic Committee writing system, the rom
Athabaskan languages have extremely complex and productive morphology based overwhelmingly on verbal
In Carrier, it is impossible for the source and goal of motion to be specified in the same clause.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
399
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.
5
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Bibliography of Locations:
2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
Bibliography of Context:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages