This is the Witsuwit'en FirstVoices Dictionary.
Also Known As:
Witsuwit'en-Nedut'en, Witsuwit'en-Babine, Witsuwit'en, Wet'suwet'en, Northern Carrier, Babine-Witsuwit'en, Babine, Babine Carrier, Bulkley Valley Language, Lakes District Language, Nedut'en (variety), Nadot'en, Nat'oot'en, Lake Babine
Dialects & Varieties
- Western ( Witsuwet’en)
- Eastern (Babine proper / Nedut'en)
Recent Resources
Language and Technology
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language and Technology
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
This is the Nedut’en FirstVoices Dictionary.
Language in the Community
Jesse Fairley from the Beaver Clan of the Nee Tahi Buhn First Nation talks about his experiences
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
523
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages