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Language Needs Assessment: Gitanyow Independent School Society
Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2009/2010
Language: Gitsenimx̱
Dialect: Gitsenimx
Organization
Gitanyow
A Independent School Society
Jacqueline, Smith
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2008, August |
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| Population on reserve: |
433 |
| Population off reserve: |
364 |
| Total Population: |
797 |
| Information Source: |
Gitxsan Government Commission |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
135 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
55-64 (50), 65-74 (71), 75-84 (12), 85 and over (2)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
283 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
5-14 (8), 15-19 (27), 20-24 (77), 25-44 (75), 45-54 (87), 55-64 (5), 65-74 (4)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
379 |
| Number of people learning the language |
53 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
0-4 (20), 5-14 (33)
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