Did you know St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet) is critically endangered?

ALSO KNOWN AS		Lillooet, St̓át̓imc, Statimc, Stl'atl'imx, Stl'atl'imc, Sƛ'aƛ'imxǝc, Stlatliumh, Slatlemuk, St'at'imcets, sƛ'ɛƛ'əmxcín, Statimcets
CLASSIFICATION		Salishan, Interior Salish
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		lil
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Upper Lillooet Lower Lillooet
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Two main dialects (St'áAt'imcets and Ucwalmícwts).

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Information from: “First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia” .

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
149
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6,262
SEMI SPEAKERS
1,359

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: British Columbia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~200
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
140
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6,670

DATE OF INFO: 2014 (FPCC)

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Older adults. Many also use English.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

Dictionary. Grammar.

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Active language retention programs at Mount Currie and Lillooet.

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: South British Columbia, Lillooet and middle Fraser River area.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
250
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
98
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
778

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

1.4% speakers, 11.4% semispeakers, 11.7% learners

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

The Northern St'át'imcets dialect has a language archive.

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
137
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
692

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

2.1% fluent speakers, 10.4% semispeakers, 17.1% learners.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

The Northern St'áAt'imcets dialect has a language archive.

PLACES: Canada: British Columbia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Spoken in the southern Coast Mountains and Fraser Canyon region of B.C., in 11 communities:
Bridge River Indian Band
Cayoose Creek Band
Douglas First Nation
Lil'wat Nation
N'Quatqua First Nations
Samahquam Ucwalmicw
Seton Lake Band
Skatin Nations Council
T'it'q'et
Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation
Xaxli'p Band

with two main dialects (SÀáÀimcets and Ucwalmícwts).

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

122 fluent and 390 semi-speakers. 1,092 language learners
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
7,562
SEMI SPEAKERS
390

		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/.		6,262	149		100-999	1,359		English			Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15		British Columbia	British Columbia	50.7300000, -123.0100000
		2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge				Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		~200		100-999			English			Critically Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15				Canada;	British Columbia
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.																		50.75,-122.0
		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.		6,670	140	2014 (FPCC)	100-999		690		Active language retention programs at Mount Currie and Lillooet.	Dictionary. Grammar.	Critically Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	Older adults. Many also use English.			Canada;	South British Columbia, Lillooet and middle Fraser River area.
	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		250		100-999						Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Canada;	British Columbia	50.3326,-122.6789
	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				98		10-99	778		English	The Northern St'át'imcets dialect has a language archive.		Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	1.4% speakers, 11.4% semispeakers, 11.7% 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			137		100-999	692		English	The Northern St'áAt'imcets dialect has a language archive.		Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	2.1% fluent speakers, 10.4% semispeakers, 17.1% learners.	15	Spoken in the southern Coast Mountains and Fraser Canyon region of B.C., in 11 communities: Bridge River Indian Band Cayoose Creek Band Douglas First Nation Lil'wat Nation N'Quatqua First Nations Samahquam Ucwalmicw Seton Lake Band Skatin Nations Council T'it'q'et Ts'kw'aylaxw First Nation Xaxli'p Band with two main dialects (SÀáÀimcets and Ucwalmícwts).	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.			200		100-999			English			Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15		Canada;	British Columbia
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			200		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			7,562	122 fluent and 390 semi-speakers. 1,092 language learners		100-999	390	1092

St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

149

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~200

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

140

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

250

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

98

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

137

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

122 fluent and 390 semi-speakers. 1,092 language learners

Discussion

St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

149

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~200

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

140

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

250

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

98

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

137

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

122 fluent and 390 semi-speakers. 1,092 language learners

Discussion

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