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Also Known As:
Heiltsuk, Bella Bella, Heiltsuk-Oweek'ala, Belbellah, Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
Dialects & Varieties
- Heiltsuk (Bella Bella)
- Oowekyala
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
39
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 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
170
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
3330
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Mensaje informativo
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Language, Culture, and Arts
Language in the Community
This is an animated film created by Veselin Jungic (SFU), Mark MacLean (UBC), Simon Roy (Victoria),
