Alternate Names:
Nootka; Nutka; Nuuchahnulth
Spoken in:
Canada
Number of speakers:
200 (2002 W. Poser). Includes 30 Nitinat (1991 M. Dale Kinkade). Canada Census (2001) lists 505. Ethnic population: 3,500 (1977 SIL)
(Ethnologue)
Number of speakers:
185
(UNESCO)
Number of speakers:
200
(World Oral Literature Project)
Code:
noo
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Retired:
May 18, 2011
Description:
This code has split into codes:
dtd, nuk Brief Description: "Nootka (Nuuchahnulth) is the Southern Wakashan language of the west coast of Vancouver Island, from Cape Cook to Barkley Sound. Modern Nootkas are organised in 15 Bands, all represented by the Nuu-Chah-nulth Tribal Council (a name adopted in 1985). There are a handful of speakers in most communities, totaling over 50 but fewer than 100, out of a population of around 5,000. The language is used primarily in ceremonies and in some political meetings. A school-based teaching programme has existed for over a decade at Port Alberni (Sheshaht Band) and about a dozen individuals are literate, although no fluent second-language speakers have been produced. The name Nuuchahnulth is used locally to include also the distinct Nitinaht language." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Languages 2007 pg. 19
UNESCO Status: Severely endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Endangered
dtd, nuk Brief Description: "Nootka (Nuuchahnulth) is the Southern Wakashan language of the west coast of Vancouver Island, from Cape Cook to Barkley Sound. Modern Nootkas are organised in 15 Bands, all represented by the Nuu-Chah-nulth Tribal Council (a name adopted in 1985). There are a handful of speakers in most communities, totaling over 50 but fewer than 100, out of a population of around 5,000. The language is used primarily in ceremonies and in some political meetings. A school-based teaching programme has existed for over a decade at Port Alberni (Sheshaht Band) and about a dozen individuals are literate, although no fluent second-language speakers have been produced. The name Nuuchahnulth is used locally to include also the distinct Nitinaht language." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Languages 2007 pg. 19
Endangerment Status
UNESCO Status: Severely endangered Ethnologue Status: Not listed Sutherland's Red List: Endangered
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