This is the X̄enaksialak̓ala / X̄a'islak̓ala (Haisla) FirstVoices Dictionary.
Also Known As:
X̄enaksialak̓ala, X̄a'islak̓ala, Xiʔslak'ala, Kitamat, Kitlope, Northern Kwakiutl, Haishilla, Haisla
Dialects & Varieties
- Kitlope
- Kitamaat
Recent Resources
Language and Technology
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
This paper presents data from the Wakashan family of languages spoken in British Columbia which d
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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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.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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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