Endangered Languages Project

Alias		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
KLASSIFIZIERUNG		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Athabaskan,
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
SPRACHENCODE		bcr
VARIANTEN & DIALEKTE		Western ( Witsuwet’en) Eastern (Babine proper / Nedut'en)
DOWNLOAD		Als csv
WEITERE RESSOURCEN		OLAC-Suche
WEITERE KOMMENTARE		Witsuwit'en and Nedut'en are the two main varieties of the language. Although there is a tradition of grouping Babine with Carrier (it has sometimes been referred to as “Northern Carrier”), there is a sharp linguistic and cultural boundary between the two speech communities.

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Informationen von: “First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia” .

Sicher gefährdet

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
797
Muttersprachler weltweit
Ethnische Population
8,440
HALBSPRECHER
749
MEHR ZUR ANZAHL DER SPRECHER
Native speakers: Witsuwit'en 271; Nedut’en (Babine) 526;
Semi-speakers: Witsuwit'en 94; Nedut’en 655;
ethnic population: Witsuwit'en 4,355; Nedut’en4,085

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ORTE: Canada;

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: British Columbia

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60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Muttersprachler weltweit
Ethnische Population
2,200
MEHR ZUR ANZAHL DER SPRECHER
Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. Hargus (1997). "[The] Canada Census does not separate Babine [bcr], Central Carrier [crx], and Southern Carrier L1 speakers in Canada 20,090 (1998 Statistics Canada)." Data for the ethnic population comes from SIL (1982) and S. Hargus (1997).

200 (Golla 2007). 100 fluent speakers and 100 passive speakers of Wetsuwet’en. 200 speakers of all degrees of fluency of Babine Proper (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 250. In Babine Proper (2013).

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MEHR ZU SPRACHBESTÄNDIGKEIT

Wetsuwet’en dialect: no children are fluent speakers, some children are passive speakers. Babine Proper: few speakers under 25. No children are active speakers. Also use English [eng].

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English

ORTE: Canada;

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: Center north, British Columbia, scatted populations; Wetsuset’en dialect: Bulkley River communities and bands at Burns Lake; Babine Proper dialect: Lake Babine and Takla Lake communities; some at Burns Lake.

Sicher gefährdet

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
660
Muttersprachler weltweit

ORTE: Canada;

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: British Columbia

Stark gefährdet

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
523
Muttersprachler weltweit
Ethnische Population
5404
HALBSPRECHER
292

ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN BEI SPRECHERN

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MEHR ZU SPRACHBESTÄNDIGKEIT

9.7% fluent speakers, 5.4% semispeakers, 7.3% active learners

Stark gefährdet

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
434
Muttersprachler weltweit
HALBSPRECHER
295

ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN BEI SPRECHERN

VERBREITUNG

MEHR ZU SPRACHBESTÄNDIGKEIT

12.7% fluent speakers, 8.7% semi-speakers, 11.9% learners.

ORTE: Canada: British Columbia

WEITERE KOMMENTARE: British Columbia: central interior B.C., in 9 communities:
Cheslatta Carrier Nation
Lake Babine Nation
Takla Lake First Nation
Hagwilget Village Council
Moricetown Indian Band
Nee-Tahi-Buhn Indian Band
Skin Tyee Nation
Tsil Kaz Koh (Burns Lake)
Wet'suwet'en Nation

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80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<300
Muttersprachler weltweit
HALBSPRECHER
100+
MEHR ZUR ANZAHL DER SPRECHER
The western dialect (Wetsuwet’en) has about 100 fluent speakers, none of them children. An additional 100 or more are passive speakers, including a few children. The eastern dialect (“Babine proper”) has up to 200 speakers of all degrees of fluency out of a total population of 250. However, there are few speakers under 25, though some children have a passive knowledge none are active speakers.

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ORTE: Canada;

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: British Columbia. Bulkley River and in the Lake Babine area of central British Columbia, to the north and west of theCarrier dialect complex.
The western dialect (Wetsuwet’en) includes the Bulkley River communities (Hagwilget, Moricetown, Smithers, Houston, and Broman Lake) and the Nee-Tahi-Buhn and Skin Tayi bands at Burns Lake. The eastern dialect (“Babine proper”) includes the Lake Babine and Takla Lake communities as well as former residents from Lake Babine who have settled in Burns Lake.

Sicher gefährdet

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Muttersprachler weltweit

211 fluent and 207 semi-speakers. 329 language learners
Muttersprachler weltweit
Ethnische Population
5,605
HALBSPRECHER
207

Stark gefährdet

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Muttersprachler weltweit
HALBSPRECHER
100

NUTZUNGSBEREICHE
ENTWICKLUNGSTENDENZEN BEI SPRECHERN
VERBREITUNG
ANDERE VON DER GEMEINSCHAFT GESPROCHENE SPRACHEN

ORTE: Canada;

ORTSBESCHREIBUNG: Central British Columbia. Spoken on the Bulkley River and in the Lake Babine areas.

			2012	First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia							First Peoples' Cultural Council	http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/		2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.		8,440	797	100-999	Native speakers: Witsuwit'en 271; Nedut’en (Babine) 526; Semi-speakers: Witsuwit'en 94; Nedut’en 655; ethnic population: Witsuwit'en 4,355; Nedut’en4,085	749		English	Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13					Canada;	British Columbia	54.3400000, -126.7200000; 55.7500000, -126.9000000
		16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis		SIL International	Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	2,200	500	100-999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from S. Hargus (1997). "[The] Canada Census does not separate Babine [bcr], Central Carrier [crx], and Southern Carrier L1 speakers in Canada 20,090 (1998 Statistics Canada)." Data for the ethnic population comes from SIL (1982) and S. Hargus (1997). 200 (Golla 2007). 100 fluent speakers and 100 passive speakers of Wetsuwet’en. 200 speakers of all degrees of fluency of Babine Proper (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 250. In Babine Proper (2013).			English	Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	Wetsuwet’en dialect: no children are fluent speakers, some children are passive speakers. Babine Proper: few speakers under 25. No children are active speakers. Also use English [eng].				Canada;	Center north, British Columbia, scatted populations; Wetsuset’en dialect: Bulkley River communities and bands at Burns Lake; Babine Proper dialect: Lake Babine and Takla Lake communities; some at Burns Lake.
		3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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.)	ll_pub		660	100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						Canada;	British Columbia	54.2395,-125.7621
		3	2018	Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages					First People's Cultural Council		First Peoples' Cultural Council		Britt Dunlop, Suzanne Gessner, Tracey Herbert & Aliana Parker			5404	523	100-999		292			Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	9.7% fluent speakers, 5.4% semispeakers, 7.3% active learners		14
			2014	Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition) 2014				Website: http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)			http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC). 2014. Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition). http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf			434	100-999		295			Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13	12.7% fluent speakers, 8.7% semi-speakers, 11.9% learners.		14	British Columbia: central interior B.C., in 9 communities: Cheslatta Carrier Nation Lake Babine Nation Takla Lake First Nation Hagwilget Village Council Moricetown Indian Band Nee-Tahi-Buhn Indian Band Skin Tyee Nation Tsil Kaz Koh (Burns Lake) Wet'suwet'en Nation	Canada: British Columbia
			2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher		Routledge	London			Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.			<300	100-999	The western dialect (Wetsuwet’en) has about 100 fluent speakers, none of them children. An additional 100 or more are passive speakers, including a few children. The eastern dialect (“Babine proper”) has up to 200 speakers of all degrees of fluency out of a total population of 250. However, there are few speakers under 25, though some children have a passive knowledge none are active speakers.	100+		English	Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13			15		Canada;	British Columbia. Bulkley River and in the Lake Babine area of central British Columbia, to the north and west of theCarrier dialect complex. The western dialect (Wetsuwet’en) includes the Bulkley River communities (Hagwilget, Moricetown, Smithers, Houston, and Broman Lake) and the Nee-Tahi-Buhn and Skin Tayi bands at Burns Lake. The eastern dialect (“Babine proper”) includes the Lake Babine and Takla Lake communities as well as former residents from Lake Babine who have settled in Burns Lake.
				World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			500	100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
			2022	Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages (Fourth Edition)								https://fpcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPCC-LanguageReport-23.02.14-FINAL.pdf	Gessner, Suzanne, Tracey Herbertn and Aliana Parker			5,605	211 fluent and 207 semi-speakers. 329 language learners	100-999		207	329
070071197X	3	1	2007	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages					Routledge	Abingdon			Christopher Moseley	Moseley, Christopher. 2007. Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 1 edn. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 070071197X	ll_pub		100	100-999		100	0	English	Severely Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	13		14	14		Canada;	Central British Columbia. Spoken on the Bulkley River and in the Lake Babine areas.

Witsuwit'en

Metadaten der Sprache

Sprachdokumentationsforum

Sicher gefährdet

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

797

Sicher gefährdet

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Sicher gefährdet

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

660

Stark gefährdet

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

523

Stark gefährdet

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

434

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80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<300

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20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

211 fluent and 207 semi-speakers. 329 language learners

Stark gefährdet

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100

Diskussion

Witsuwit'en

Metadaten der Sprache

Sprachdokumentationsforum

Sicher gefährdet

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

797

Sicher gefährdet

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

Sicher gefährdet

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

660

Stark gefährdet

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

523

Stark gefährdet

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

434

Stark gefährdet

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<300

Sicher gefährdet

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

211 fluent and 207 semi-speakers. 329 language learners

Stark gefährdet

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

100

Diskussion

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