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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)
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.
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.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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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