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Also Known As:
Gitksan, Gitsanimx̱, Gitksanimx, Gitxsan, Gitxsen, Hazelton, Giklsan, Gityskyan, Gyitska'n, Interior, Nass-Gitksan
Dialects & Varieties
- Gitxsan (Eastern Gitxsan)
- Gitsken (Western Gitsken)
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
523
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 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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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
640
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
9849
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Wanda Good shares about her work to reclaim and revitalize her language, Gitsenimx̱.
Gitxsan Song by Lynda R. Wilkerson.