This is the Gitsenimx Mother Tongues Dictionary with over 1,000 entries including audio.
Also Known As:
Gitksan, Gitsanimx̱, Gitksanimx, Gitxsan, Gitxsen, Hazelton, Giklsan, Gityskyan, Gyitska'n, Interior, Nass-Gitksan
Dialects & Varieties
- Gitxsan (Eastern Gitxsan)
- Gitsken (Western Gitsken)
Recent Resources
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language in the Community
Language, Culture, and Arts
This booklet is a gift to health care providers at Wrinch Memorial Hospital (WMH) from the Northw
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
A hub for a plethora of Gitxsan language resources, including their language strategy that was la
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
523
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.
5
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
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:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages