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<font size="+3">The First Nations Languages of British Columbia</font>
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More than thirty languages are spoken by the native people of British Columbia.
This site provides informaition about these languages, primarily in the form of
bibliographic information and links to other sites containing more detailed information
on particular languages and other relevant topics.
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Virtually all of the native languages of British Columbia are endangered: hardly any
are spoken by children, and many have very few speakers at all. We therefore provide
information on the current status of the languages and of documentation for them,
as well as pointers to information on language endangerment and language maintenance and
revitalization.
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<H3>The First Nations Languages of British Columbia in General</H3>
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<LI><a href="newfnlg.htm"><b>What's New?</b></a></LI>
<LI><a href="announce.htm"><b>Announcements of Events and Publications</b></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="bcother/bibs.htm"><B>Bibliographies on Languages and Language Families</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="bcother/chinook.htm"><B>Chinook Jargon</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="bcother/bclist.htm"><B>Classified List of BC Native Languages</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="bcother/bycom.htm"><B>Languages of BC By Community</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="bcother/docstat.htm"><B>The Status of Documentation for BC First Nations Languages</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="bcother/bclstat.htm"><B>The Status of the First Nations Languages of BC</B></a></LI>
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<H3>The Individual Languages</H3>
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<LI> <a href="langs/beaver.htm"><B>Beaver</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/bvld.htm"><B>Bulkley Valley/Lakes District</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/chilcotin.htm"><B>Chilcotin</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/coastsim.htm"><B>Coast Tsimshian</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/comox.htm"><B>Comox/Sliamon</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/cree.htm"><B>Cree</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="linginfo.htm"><B>Dakelh (Carrier)</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/ditidat.htm"><B>Ditidat (Nitinat)</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/gitksan.htm"><B>Gitksan</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/haida.htm"><B>Haida</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/haisla.htm"><B>Haisla</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/halkomelem.htm"><B>Halkomelem</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/heiltsuk.htm"><B>Heiltsuk</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/kaska.htm"><B>Kaska</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/kootenai.htm"><B>Ktunaxa (Kutenai)</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/kwakwala.htm"><B>Kwakw'ala (Kwakiutl)</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/lilloet.htm"><B>Lilloet</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/nicola.htm"><B>Nicola</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/nisgaa.htm"><B>Nis<u>g</u>a'a</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/nuuchanulth.htm"><B>Nuuchanulth (Nootka)</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/nuxalk.htm"><B>Nuxalk (Bella Coola)</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/okanagan.htm"><B>Okanagan</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/pentlatch.htm"><B>Pentlatch</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/saulteau.htm"><B>Saulteau</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/sechelt.htm"><B>Sechelt</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/sekani.htm"><B>Sekani</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/slave.htm"><B>Slave</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/souttsim.htm"><B>South Tsimshian</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/shuswap.htm"><B>Secwepmectsín (Shuswap)</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/squamish.htm"><B>Squamish</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/straits.htm"><B>Straits</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/tahltan.htm"><B>Tahltan</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/thompson.htm"><B>Thompson</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/tlingit.htm"><B>Tlingit</B></a></LI>
<LI> <a href="langs/tsetsaut.htm"><B>Tsetsaut</B></a></LI>
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<H3>Bibliographies</H3>
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<LI><a href="biblios/bilinbib.htm"><B>Bilingualism</B></a></LI>
<LI><a href="biblios/endlabib.htm"><B>Endangered Languages</B></a></LI>
<LI><a href="biblios/acqbib.htm"><B>Language Acquisition and Teaching</B></a></LI>
<LI><a href="biblios/maintbib.htm"><B>Language Maintenance</B></a></LI>
<LI><a href="biblios/amnlbib.htm"><B>The Native Languages of the Americas</B></a></LI>
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<H3>Information on Related Topics</H3>
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<LI><a href="cultinfo/bios.htm"><B>Biographies</B></a></LI>
<LI><a href="misc/bccert.htm"><B>Native Language Teacher Certification in British Columbia</B></a></LI>
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<H3><a href="links.htm">Links</a></H3>
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This site is maintained by the Yinka Dene Language Institute (YDLI). Information provided by
other sources is credited on the relevant page. The <a href="ydindex.htm">YDLI web site</a>
contains information about YDLI and its activities and about the Athabaskan
languages with which YDLI deals, especially Dakelh (Carrier).
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Maintained by Bill Poser (<a href="mailto:wjposer@unagi.cis.upenn.edu">wjposer@unagi.cis.upenn.edu</a>).
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