Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin)

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Athabaskan language Indigenous language of North America Northern Athabaskan language

Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) is an Athabaskan Indigenous language spoken by the Tsilhqot’in people of central British Columbia, Canada.

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Label Occurrences
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) canonical 2

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Athabaskan language ⓘ
Indigenous language of North America ⓘ
Northern Athabaskan language ⓘ
alternateName Chilcotin region ⓘ
surface form: Chilcotin

Tsilhqot’in ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Carrier language ⓘ
Dakelh (Carrier) language ⓘ
surface form: Dakelh language

Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) language family-wise via regional contact ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
endangeredStatus definitely endangered ⓘ
ethnicGroup Tsilhqot'in people ⓘ
surface form: Tsilhqot’in people
hasCommunityOrganizationSupport Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
surface form: Tsilhqot’in National Government
hasDialects varieties associated with different Tsilhqot’in communities ⓘ
hasEducationalMaterial Tsilhqot’in language curricula and teaching resources ⓘ
hasGlottologCode chil1280 ⓘ
hasGlottologName Chilcotin region ⓘ
surface form: Chilcotin
hasISO639-3Code clc ⓘ
hasLinguisticResearch documented by field linguists ⓘ
hasMorphologicalType polysynthetic ⓘ
prefixing ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature complex consonant system ⓘ
laryngealization ⓘ
tonal contrasts ⓘ
hasRevitalizationEffort community-based language programs ⓘ
documentation projects ⓘ
school-based language instruction ⓘ
hasSOVOrder yes ⓘ
languageFamily Athabaskan ⓘ
surface form: Athabaskan languages

Northern Athabaskan languages ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
partOf Indigenous languages of Canada ⓘ
surface form: First Nations languages of Canada

Indigenous languages of British Columbia ⓘ
primaryLocation Chilcotin River basin ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in Nation ⓘ
surface form: Tsilhqot’in Nation reserves
region Cariboo region ⓘ
Chilcotin region ⓘ
surface form: Chilcotin Plateau
spokenBy Aboriginal peoples of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Indigenous peoples in Canada
spokenIn British Columbia ⓘ
central British Columbia ⓘ
subfamilyOf Na-Dene ⓘ
surface form: Na-Dene languages
usedFor ceremonial purposes ⓘ
daily communication within Tsilhqot’in communities ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indigenous languages of Canada → includesLanguage → Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) ⓘ
Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) → alternateName → Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) ⓘ
subject surface form: Tsilhqot’in language