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Also Known As:
Heiltsuk, Bella Bella, Heiltsuk-Oweek'ala, Belbellah, Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
Dialects & Varieties
- Heiltsuk (Bella Bella)
- Oowekyala
Oowekyala Segmental Phonology
Darin Howe. Oowekyala Segmental Phonology. PhD thesis, University of British Columbia, 2000.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
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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
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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
Countries
Canada
Location Description
British Columbia
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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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),
