Nootka and Ditidaht (Nuu-chap-nulth), which belong to the Southern Wakashan branch of the Wakasha
Also Known As:
Ditidaht, Nitinat, Nitinaht
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
This paper presents data from the Wakashan family of languages spoken in British Columbia which d
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
The Ditidaht Language & Culture program is part of the Ditidaht Community School located on-r
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
7
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.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Bibliography of Locations:
2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
Bibliography of Context:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages