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Language Needs Assessment: Lower Nicola Indian Band
Funding Applcation: FirstVoices
Assessment Year: 2010/2011
Language: Nłeʔkepmxcín
Dialect: Nla'kapepmx
Organization
Lower Nicola Indian Band
Lynne Charlton, Education Manager
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2009, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
546 |
| Population off reserve: |
511 |
| Total Population: |
1057 |
| Information Source: |
INAC Polulation Statistics Report-Indian Registration System |
| There are no existing demographics of the Lower Nicola Indian Band that indicate the fluency of Nla'kapepmxcin specific to the age groups below. |
Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
26 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
45-54 (4), 55-64 (3), 65-74 (8), 75-84 (6), 85 and over (5)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
105 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
20-24 (5), 25-44 (10), 45-54 (90)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
926 |
| Number of people learning the language |
77 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
0-4 (12), 5-14 (58), 15-19 (6), 20-24 (1)
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