Also Known As:
Nuu-chah-nulth, Nootka, Nootkans, Aht, Nuuchahnulth, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Nutka, West Coast, T'aat'aaqsapa, Nuučaan̓uɫ, Quuquu'aca
Dialects & Varieties
- Northern Nuučaan̓uɫ
- Barkley
- Central Nuučaan̓uɫ
- Tla.o.qui.aht
- Hesquiat
- Sheshaht
- Ahousaht
- Kyuqot
- Nuchatlaht
- Ohiaht
- Opetchesaht
- Toquaht
- Uchucklesaht
- Ucluelet
- Mowachaht
- Ehattesaht
North America
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.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50-100
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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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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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
~5,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
British Columbia Vancouver Island
Location Description
The west coast of Vancouver
Island, from Cape Cook to Barkley Sound.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Recent Resources
Attributed to Dionisio Alcalá-Galiano, Cayetano Valdés Flores Bazán y Peón, Josef Espinosa y Tello,
Chapter 19 contains section on “Idioma de estos naturales, su sistema de numeracion, y de computar e
An article on language revitalization in British Columbia, including Nuuchahnulth programs.