Also Known As:
Sm̓algya̱x, Sm'algyax, Tsimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Chimmezyan, Zimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Sm'algyax, Tsimshean, Tsimpshean, Ts'emsia'n, Maritime, Lower Tsimshianic
Dialects & Varieties
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
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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Speakers
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Location and Context
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
News article: "A multimedia series with videos and photos from children’s Sm’algyax classes on B.C.’
Facebook group for learners of Sm'algyax/Sim’algax̱ to share learning materials, videos, questions,
A history and culture of the Tsimishian Peoples: Southern Tsimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Nishga, and Gi