Also Known As:
Sm̓algya̱x, Sm'algyax, Tsimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Chimmezyan, Zimshian, Coast Tsimshian, Sm'algyax, Tsimshean, Tsimpshean, Ts'emsia'n, Maritime, Lower Tsimshianic
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Technology
Technology
Social Media
Social Media
Online Learning
Online Learning
Creating Digital Materials
Creating Digital Materials
Radio and Podcasting
Radio and Podcasting
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Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Apart of First Peoples Cultural Council's Online Learning Series, this small team of Ts’msyen wom
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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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 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Alaska Native Languages Population and Speaker Statistics. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/stat (accessed 1-8-2015).
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:
Alaska Native Languages Population and Speaker Statistics. http://www.uaf.edu/anlc/languages/stat (accessed 1-8-2015).