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Tsimshian language

Tsimshian (ISO 639-3 code tsi) is a language of the Tsimshian family spoken in Canada and United States. It has about 430 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as critically endangered.

Facts

ISO 639-3 codetsi
Glottocodenucl1649
FamilyTsimshian
AreaNorth America
CountriesCanada, United States
Speakers (estimate)430
EndangermentCritically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Related languages

Other Tsimshian languages, nearest first.

More about Tsimshian

Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.