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Native Speakers Worldwide

139

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

Native Speakers Worldwide

139

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

367

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

6224

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

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Institutional support

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Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

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Other languages used

English

Domains of other languages

No data

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

315

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Canada

Coordinates

50.7338,-127.4982

Location description

British Columbia

Government support

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British Columbia

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Canada

Coordinates

50.7338,-127.4982

Location description

British Columbia

Government support

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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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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

255

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

500

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

7,310

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

170 in Canada.

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

Countries

Canada

Coordinates

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Location description

British Columbia, North Vancouver Island and adjacent mainland. Also in United States

Government support

No data

Institutional support

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions

Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

Latin

Other writing systems

British Columbia, North Vancouver Island and adjacent mainland. Also in United States

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

English

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

195

Domains of Use

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Semi-speakers

989

Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

7.455

Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

2012

Location and Context

Countries

Canada

Coordinates

51.2000000, -126.9400000

Location description

British Columbia

Government support

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No data

Other writing systems

British Columbia

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No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

200-400

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

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Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Canada

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Location description

British Columbia

Government support

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Other writing systems

British Columbia

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Other languages used

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

200-400

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

None under the age of 35.

Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

3,500

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

None under the age of 35.

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

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Canada

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Location description

British Columbia

Government support

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

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Coordinates

51.0,-127.0

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

235

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    Boas, F., H. Boas Yampolsky and Z. Harris. 1947. "Kwakiutl Grammar with a Glossary of the Suffixes." In Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 37 , no. 3: 203-377.
  2. Empty categories, rules of grammar, and Kwakwala complementation
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  3. Kwakiutl Texts
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  4. Kwakwala syntax and the government and binding theory
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  5. Long vowels and stress in Kwakiutl
    Bach, E. 1975. "Long Vowels and Stress in Kwakiutl." In Texas Linguistic Forum, 2: 9-19.
  6. Sketch of the Kwakiutl Language
    Boas, Franz. 1900. "Sketch of the Kwakiutl Language." In American Anthropologist, 2: 708-721.
  7. Review of Boas' Kwakiutl Grammar
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  8. A Practical Writing System and Short Dictionary of Kwakw'ala (Kwakiutl)
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  9. Kwakiutl grammar, with a glossary of the suffixes
    Boas, Franz. 1947. "Kwakiutl Grammar, with a Glossary of the Suffixes." In Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 37: 203-377.
  10. Kwakiutl
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  20. North America
    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.
  21. North America
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