Also Known As:
X̄enaksialak̓ala, X̄a'islak̓ala, Xiʔslak'ala, Kitamat, Kitlope, Northern Kwakiutl, Haishilla, Haisla
Dialects & Varieties
- Kitlope
- Kitamaat
North America
Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50-150
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.
4
Speakers
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Children:
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
600
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Haisla has been taught in Kitamaat by the University of Northern British Columbia since 1994, and a small number of people have acquired second-language fluency and literacy.
Location and Context
Countries
Canada
Location Description
Spoken in northwestern British Columbia immediately adjacent to Coast Tsimshianic.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
Taught at the University of Northern British Columbia
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Comments on writing systems:
"Haisla has been taught in Kitamaat by the University of Northern British Columbia since 1994, and a small number of people have acquired second-language fluency and literacy. No children read or write the language" (Golla 2007:47).
Recent Resources
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