Also Known As:
Tlinkit, Thlinget, Inland Tlingit, Lingit, Kolosch, Kolosh
Dialects & Varieties
- Tongass
- Southern Sanya
- Southern Henya
- Transitional
- Northern
- Inland
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1430
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 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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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
11,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA; Canada;
Location Description
USA: Southeast Alaska, Yakutat south to the Canadian border at Portland Canal. Canada: Northwest British Columbia, Atlin; southern Yukon, Carcross, Teslin
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
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
Online new article from the Indian Country Today Media Network, by ICTMN staff, dated September 16,
Tlingit is spoken in Southeast Alaska and Western Canada by less than 140 speakers.
This is a facebook page dedicated to teaching and speaking Tlingit.
