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Language Needs Assessment: Xeni Gwet'in First Nations Government
Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2012/2013
Language: Tsilhqot'in
Dialect: Tsilhqot'in
Organization
Xeni Gwet'in First Nations Government
June Williams, First Nations Language Teacher
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
2011, January |
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| Population on reserve: |
180 |
| Population off reserve: |
231 |
| Total Population: |
411 |
| Information Source: |
Xeni Gwet'in First Nations Government |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
128 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
25-44 (29), 45-54 (40), 55-64 (27), 65-74 (20), 75-84 (9), 85 and over (3)
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
164 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
5-14 (26), 15-19 (30), 20-24 (42), 25-44 (51), 45-54 (15)
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
119 |
| Number of people learning the language |
177 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
0-4 (24), 5-14 (58), 15-19 (40), 20-24 (25), 25-44 (30)
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