Carrier, Southern
A language of Canada
| Population | 500 (1987 SIL). 2,055 identified in 2001. Canada Census does not separate Babine [bcr], Central Carrier [crx], and Southern Carrier L1 speakers in Canada 20,090 (1998 Statistics Canada). |
| Region | Central British Columbia, west of Quesnel and south of Cheslatta Lake, toward the Fraser River and its tributaries, and Anahim Lake-Ulkatcho. |
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Southwestern Canada |
| Dialects | Cheslatta, Prince George, Stoney Creek, Nautley, Stellaquo. Lexical similarity 90% with Central Carrier [crx]. |
| Classification | Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Carrier-Chilcotin, Babine-Carrier |
| Language use | Vigorous. Also use English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Literature adapted from Central Carrier is useable. NT: 2002. |
| Writing system | Latin script. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, no longer in use. |
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