Also Known As:
Nuu-chah-nulth, Nootka, Nootkans, Aht, Nuuchahnulth, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Nutka, West Coast, T'aat'aaqsapa, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Quuquu'aca
Dialects & Varieties
- Northern Nuučaan̓uɫ
- Barkley
- Central Nuučaan̓uɫ
- Tla.o.qui.aht
- Hesquiat
- Sheshaht
- Ahousaht
- Kyuqot
- Nuchatlaht
- Ohiaht
- Opetchesaht
- Toquaht
- Uchucklesaht
- Ucluelet
- Mowachaht
- Ehattesaht
Recent Resources
Attributed to Dionisio Alcalá-Galiano, Cayetano Valdés Flores Bazán y Peón, Josef Espinosa y Tello,
Chapter 19 contains section on “Idioma de estos naturales, su sistema de numeracion, y de computar e
An article on language revitalization in British Columbia, including Nuuchahnulth programs.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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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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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Bibliography of Locations:
2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
Bibliography of Context:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages