The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: CAR
ISO 639-2: ath
| Population | 1,500 speakers out of 2,100 population (1987 SIL). Both Carrier languages have 2,190 mother tongue speakers (1998 Statistics Canada). All Athapaskan language family mother tongue speakers in Canada 20,090 (1998 Statistics Canada). |
| Region | Central British Columbia, Stuart and Fraser Lake area. |
| Alternate names | CENTRAL CARRIER |
| Classification | Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Carrier-Chilcotin, Babine-Carrier. |
| Comments | Bilingualism in English. Mainly adults. In some communities vigorous among adults. Most children and young adults prefer English. Dictionary. Grammar. Literacy rate in first language: 5% to 10%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%. Bilingual literacy materials used in schools. NT 1995. |
