Lillooet language
Lillooet /ˈlɪloʊɛt/, known in the language itself as St̓át̓imcets / Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc ([ˈʃt͡ɬʼæt͡ɬʼjəmxət͡ʃ]), is the language of the St’át’imc, a Salishan language of the Interior branch spoken in southern British Columbia, Canada, around the middle Fraser and Lillooet Rivers. The language of the Lower Lillooet people uses the name Ucwalmícwts, because St̓át̓imcets means "the language of the people of Sat̓", i.e. the Upper Lillooet of the Fraser River.
| Lillooet | |
|---|---|
| St̓át̓imcets / Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc Ucwalmícwts / Lil̓wat7úlmec | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | 6,670 St̓át̓imc (2014, FPCC) |
Native speakers | 315 (2016) |
Salishan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lil |
| Glottolog | lill1248 |
| ELP | St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet) |
Lillooet is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Lillooet is an endangered language with around 580 fluent speakers, who tend to be over 60 years of age.
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