Language Needs Assessment: Nuxalk Nation


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2007/2008
Language: Nuxalk

Organization

Nuxalk A Nation
Wayne Drury, Business Advisor and CEO

This project will serve the following communities:



Nuxalk Nation



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll:
Population on reserve: 900
Population off reserve: 500
Total Population: 1400
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 40
Age groups that speak the language fluently 65-74 ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 80
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 55-64 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 690
Number of people learning the language 140
Age groups that are learning the language 0-4 (), 5-14 ()

Total Number 950

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