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Language Needs Assessment: Lax Kw'alaams Band
Funding Applcation: Aboriginal Languages Initiative (ALI)
Assessment Year: 2007/2008
Language: Sm̓algya̱x
Dialect: Smalgyax
Organization
Lax Kw'alaams Band
Wayne Druty, Business Manager & CEO
This project will serve the following communities:
Community Population
| Date of community's recent population poll: |
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| Population on reserve: |
970 |
| Population off reserve: |
2260 |
| Total Population: |
3230 |
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Community Language Fluency
| Number that speak and understand language fluently |
10 |
| Age groups that speak the language fluently |
75-84 ()
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| Number that understand and/or speak somewhat |
10 |
| Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat |
55-64 ()
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| Number that do not speak or understand the language |
3200 |
| Number of people learning the language |
160 |
| Age groups that are learning the language |
0-4 (), 5-14 ()
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