Gitxsan
A language of Canada
| Population | 1,330. |
| Region | West central British Columbia, Gitxsan, middle Skeena River. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Canada |
| Alternate names | Giklsan, Gitksan, Gityskyan |
| Dialects | Gitxsan (Eastern Gitxsan), Gitsken (Western Gitsken). High comprehension of Nisga’a [ncg]. |
| Classification | Penutian, Tsimshian |
| Language use | Positive attitude. About 1,500 also speak Nisga’a. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Bible portions: 1906. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO; prepositions; genitives after noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals before noun heads; relatives without noun heads; question word initial in sentence; 3 or 4 prefixes, 1 inflectional suffix; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, indirect objects, given and new information, topic and comment; verb affixes mark person and number of subject and object unless obscured by phonological rule; pronominal system is fully ergative; morphological passives, but not by construction; direct causatives indicated by suffixes, indirect (jussive) by prefix; CVC; nontonal. Fishermen; hunters; gatherers. Christian. |
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