Gitxsan

Language

Languagelanguage modern languageQ3107862

Also known as Gitxsan language · Gitsenimx̱

Speakers: 930(2011)
Subclass of: Nass-Gitksan
Indigenous to: British Columbia

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Gitxsan, or Gitxsanimaax, is an endangered Tsimshianic language of northwestern British Columbia, closely related to the neighboring Nisga’a language. The two groups are, however, politically separate and prefer to refer to Gitxsan and Nisga'a as distinct languages. According to the Report on the status of B.C First Nations Languages there are 255 fluent speakers, 339 that understand or somewhat speak and 648 learning speakers.

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UNESCO language status: 4 severely endangered
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1.Stated in Red Book of Endangered Languagesunesco.org/languages-atlas/en/atlasmap/language-id-266.htmlRetrieved 2018-06-24
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Country: Canada
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1.“ScriptSource - Canada”scriptsource.org/country/CARetrieved 2023-08-21
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