Also Known As:
Tlinkit, Thlinget, Inland Tlingit, Lingit, Kolosch, Kolosh
Dialects & Varieties
- Tongass
- Southern Sanya
- Southern Henya
- Transitional
- Northern
- Inland
Title missing
Crippen, James. 2013. "user suggestion."
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
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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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
25,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
USA; Canada
Location Description
The largest population of Tlingit speakers is in Juneau, Alaska, so the map should be centered on that city. Tlingit area includes Southeast Alaska (Yakutat, Hoonah, Sitka, Klukwan, Haines, Skagway, Angoon, Juneau, Douglas, Kake, Wrangell, Klawock, Craig, Ketchikan, Saxman), Yukon Territory (Whitehorse, Carcross, Tagish, Teslin), British Columbia (Atlin).
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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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Online new article from the Indian Country Today Media Network, by ICTMN staff, dated September 16,
Tlingit is spoken in Southeast Alaska and Western Canada by less than 140 speakers.
This is a facebook page dedicated to teaching and speaking Tlingit.
