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Language Needs Assessment: Carrier Linguistic Society
Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ)
Dialect: Central Carrier
Organization
Carrier Linguistic Society
Deborah Page, office manager
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2002, May |
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| Population on reserve: |
800 |
| Population off reserve: |
700 |
| Total Population: |
1500 |
| Information Source: |
Nak'azdli Band Office |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
189 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
25-44 (16), 45-54 (24), 55-64 (32), 65-74 (64), 75-84 (39), 85 and over (14)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
390 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
0-4 (19), 5-14 (64), 15-19 (54), 20-24 (54), 25-44 (97), 45-54 (41), 55-64 (41), 65-74 (14), 75-84 (5), 85 and over (1)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
921 |
| Number of people learning the language |
114 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
5-14 (64), 20-24 (30), 55-64 (20)
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