Tlingit

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
tli
Alternate Names
Kolosch, Kolosh, Thlinget, Tlinkit
Population

500 in United States (Golla 2007), decreasing. Population total all countries: 630. Ethnic population: 10,000 in the United States (1995 M. Krauss).

Location

Yakutat north to Ketchikan south; inland, Carcross-Tagish. Also in Canada.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Language isolate
Typology

SOV

Language Use

Mainly older adults, no children. English [eng] is L1 or L2.

Language Development
Practical writing system developed in the 1960s. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1969.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tlingit
Writing
Cyrillic script. Latin script.
Other Comments

Rich documentation of Tlingit literature and oratory in publications by Nora and Richard Dauenhauer (Golla 2007).

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