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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)
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1330
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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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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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Canada;
Location Description
West central British Columbia, Gitxsan, middle Skeena River.
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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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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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.