Ethnologue

Beaver

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Dane-zaa, Dane-zaa Záágé, Danezaa, Dunne-za, Dunneza

Autonym

Danezaa ZaageɁ‎ (Danezaa Zaage)

Population

160 (FPCC 2014). 450 semi-speakers (FPCC 2014). Ethnic population: 1,560 (FPCC 2014).

Location

British Columbia and Alberta provinces: Chateh (Assumption) on Hay river, and Prophet river south of Fort Nelson.

Language Maps

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification

Language Use

Also use English [eng], with widespread high bilingualism.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1886–1989.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn]. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script [Cans], no longer in use.