Sm̓algya̱x ( Coast Tsimshian)
Sm'algyax; Tsimshian; Coast Tsimshian; Chimmezyan; Zimshian; Coast Tsimshian; Sm'algyax; Tsimshean; Tsimpshean; Ts'emsia'n; Maritime; Lower Tsimshianic;
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30 Alaska, <400 Canada. Population: 1,400 Alaska, 3,200 Canada.
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http://maps.fphlcc.ca/smalgyax
2012
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54.3800000, -129.5200000
Alaska, British Columbia
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Two deeply-differentiated dialects, or possibly emergent languages. Southern Tsimshian (or Sküüxs), originally spoken along the coast south of the Skeena River and on a few islands, now has only one fully fluent speaker, who lives in the village of Klemtu on Swindle Island. Coast Tsimshian (often referred to simply as Tsimshian), is spoken near Terrace on the lower Skeena River and on the coast near the Skeena estuary, as well as at one location in southern Alaska. In the Canadian communities it is estimated that there are between 250 and 400 fluent speakers of Coast Tsimshian out of a total population of 6780, almost none under 40. The highest proportion of speakers is in Kitkatla and Hartley Bay, where perhaps one person in five is fluent, although most are age 50 or older. Of the 1,300 Coast Tsimshians currently living at Metlakatla, about 70 of the most elderly speak the language.
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52.5,-129.0
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- Obstruent voicing in Gitksan: some implications for distinctive feature theoryHoard, J. E. 1978. "Obstruent Voicing in Gitksan: Some Implications For Distinctive Feature Theory." In Linguistic Studies of Native Canada, edited by Eung-Do Cook and J. Kaye. 111-119. University of British Columbia Press.
- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
- First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/
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