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Native Speakers Worldwide

133

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 Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

133

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

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Semi-speakers

184

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

6,349

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2018

Location and Context

Countries

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Coordinates

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Location description

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Government support

No data

Institutional support

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Speakers’s attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

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Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

335

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Ethnic Population

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Canada;

Coordinates

50.1909,-120.8431

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

130

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

340

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

6,140

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

Countries

Canada;

Coordinates

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Location description

British Columbia, south central, Fraser River north of Yale, lower Thompson River and tributaries.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

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No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No standard orthography

Other writing systems

British Columbia, south central, Fraser River north of Yale, lower Thompson River and tributaries.

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

English

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"Language preservation efforts not strong although Nlakapmx Tribal Council in Lytton started a language education program and is developing a teaching curriculum."

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

154

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

No data

Semi-speakers

1,015

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

6,958

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

http://maps.fphlcc.ca/nlakapamux

Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

Canada;

Coordinates

50.3600000, -121.1000000

Location description

British Columbia

Government support

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Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

British Columbia

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Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~150

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Canada;

Coordinates

No data

Location description

British Columbia

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

British Columbia

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~150

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

5,000+

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

Countries

Canada;

Coordinates

No data

Location description

British Columbia

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

British Columbia

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

127

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

No data

Semi-speakers

339

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

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No data

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Canada: British Columbia

Coordinates

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Location description

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Government support

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No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

No data

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Other languages used

English

Domains of other languages

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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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No data

Coordinates

49.75,-121.75

Location description

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

595

Domains of Use

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