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ALSO KNOWN AS		Bella Coola, Bellacoola, nuxalk, Nass
CLASSIFICATION		Salishan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		blc
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Kimsquit Kwatna Tallheo Bella Coola
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Information from: “First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia” .

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
40
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,479
SEMI SPEAKERS
220

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

PLACES: Canada;

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,660
SEMI SPEAKERS
510

DATE OF INFO: 2014 (FPCC)

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Speakers are 60 and older.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Dictionary. Grammar.

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Nuxalk College has occasional language classes. There are immersion camps and other revitalization programs.

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Inlet on central British Columbia coast, head of Burke channel, North Bentinck arm, mouth of the Bella Coola River.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Canada;

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
11
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
17

DATE OF INFO: 2018

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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.7% fluent speakers, 1% semispeakers, 35.9% active learners.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
17
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
505

DATE OF INFO: 2014

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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1% fluent speakers, 30.4% semispeakers, 15.7% learners.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

PLACES: Canada: British Columbia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: British Columbia: Nuxalk First Nation

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~20
Native speakers worldwide
ELDERS
the youngest in their sixties

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: North-central coast of British Columbia.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide

21 fluent and 44 semi-speakers. 249 language learners
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,762
SEMI SPEAKERS
44

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
0
OLDER ADULTS
0
ELDERS
20

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Nuxalk College offers occasional language classes and the community has sponsored immersion camps and
other revitalization programs.

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: North-central coast of British Columbia

			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/.			1,479		40		10-99	220						Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15			15		Canada;	British Columbia	52.49,-126.47
0199255911			2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer		Oxford University Press	New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																				Canada;		52.5,-126.666666667
			2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.			1,660		17	2014 (FPCC)	10-99	510				Nuxalk College has occasional language classes. There are immersion camps and other revitalization programs.	Dictionary. Grammar.	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	Speakers are 60 and older.		15		Canada;	Inlet on central British Columbia coast, head of Burke channel, North Bentinck arm, mouth of the Bella Coola River.
		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				50		10-99							Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						Canada;		52.3823,-126.7255
		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						11	2018	10-99	17			English			Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	.7% fluent speakers, 1% semispeakers, 35.9% active learners.		15
			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					17	2014	10-99	505			English			Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	1% fluent speakers, 30.4% semispeakers, 15.7% learners.		15	British Columbia: Nuxalk First Nation	Canada: British Columbia		52.49,-126.47
			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.					~20		10-99		the youngest in their sixties					Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15	15		Canada;	North-central coast of British Columbia.
				World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.					20		10-99							Severely 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				1,762		21 fluent and 44 semi-speakers. 249 language learners		10-99	44		249
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	0		0	20		10-99		20			Nuxalk College offers occasional language classes and the community has sponsored immersion camps and other revitalization programs.		Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		14	15		Canada;	North-central coast of British Columbia

Nuxalk

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

40

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

21 fluent and 44 semi-speakers. 249 language learners

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Discussion

Nuxalk

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

40

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

11

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

17

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

21 fluent and 44 semi-speakers. 249 language learners

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

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