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- Wakashan
- Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
ISO 639-3 · heihei
Wakashan family
Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
Heiltsuk-Oowekyala is a language of the Wakashan branch, spoken in Canada. Wikidata counts about 90 speakers (2011). Wikidata describes it as “Northern Wakashan (Kwakiutlan) language spoken in British Columbia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
hei- Glottocode
heil1246- Family
- Wakashan
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Heiltsuk-Oowekyala |
|---|---|
| Also called | Heiltsuk, Heiltsuk-Oowekyala language |
| All speakers | 90 (2011) |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Wakashan to Heiltsuk-Oowekyala
The branches above Heiltsuk-Oowekyala, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Canada
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