Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin)

Facts

  • Language: Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin)
  • Alternate names: Chilcotin, Tinneh, Tsilhqot'in, Tzilkotin,
  • Language code: clc
  • Language family: Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Northern Athabaskan (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 765
  • Vulnerability: Endangered
  • Script: Latin script.

More information:

    Christian.

    Spoken in central interior British Columbia, in seven communities: ʔEsdilagh First Nation, Tl'esqox Indian Band, Tl'etinqox-T'in Government, Tsi Del Del First Nation, Ulkatchot'en First Nation, Xeni Gwet'in First Nations Government
, Yunesit' in Government, and in urban areas, especially Williams Lake.