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- Na-Dene
- Northern Athabaskan
- Tsilhqotʹin
ISO 639-3 · clcclc
Na-Dene family
Tsilhqotʹin
Tŝinlhqut’in
Tsilhqotʹin is a language of the Northern Athabaskan branch (Na-Dene), spoken in Canada. Wikidata counts about 860 speakers (2014). Wikidata describes it as “Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot’in people”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
clc- Glottocode
chil1280- Family
- Na-Dene
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 12 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tsilhqotʹin · Tŝinlhqut’in |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tsilhqot’in, Chilcotin language, clc, Tsilhqut’in, Tzilkotin |
| All speakers | 860 (2014) |
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: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Na-Dene to Tsilhqotʹin
The branches above Tsilhqotʹin, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
46Na-Denefamily44Athabaskan-Eyakbranch43Athabaskanbranch28Northern AthabaskanbranchclcTsilhqotʹinlanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Canada
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