Chilcotin
A language of Canada
| Population | 1,140 (2001 census). 100 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 2,500. |
| Region | South central British Columbia, west of Williams Lake. 7 reserve communities: Alexandria, Toosey, Anahim, Stone, Nemiah, Redstone, Ulkatcho. |
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Southwestern Canada |
| Alternate names | Tzilkotin |
| Classification | Na-Dene, Nuclear Na-Dene, Athapaskan-Eyak, Athapaskan, Canadian, Carrier-Chilcotin, Chilcotin |
| Language use | Preferred by adults. Most children prefer English. Grandparents pass the language to some children. Many decry the perceived loss of Chilcotin among the younger generation. Also use English or Carrier [crx]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 1993. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SOV. Ranchers; government workers. Christian. |
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