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Lillooet language
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| Lillooet | |
|---|---|
| St̓át̓imcets / Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc Ucwalmícwts / Lil̓wat7úlmec | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈʃt͡ɬʼæt͡ɬʼjəmxət͡ʃ] |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | 6,670 St̓át̓imc (2014, FPCC)[1] |
Native speakers | 315 (2016)[2] |
Salishan
| |
| 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 (/ˈlɪloʊɛt/; Lillooet: St̓át̓imcets / Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc, [ˈʃt͡ɬʼæt͡ɬʼjəmxət͡ʃ]) is a Salishan language of the Interior branch spoken by the Stʼatʼimc in southern British Columbia, Canada, around the middle Fraser and Lillooet Rivers. The language of the Lower Lillooet people uses the name Ucwalmícwts,[3] because St̓át̓imcets means "the language of the people of Sat̓", i.e. the Upper Lillooet of the Fraser River.
Lillooet is an endangered language with around 580 fluent speakers, who tend to be over 60 years of age.[4]
- ^ Lillooet language at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statcan. Statistics Canada. 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ BCGNIS listing "Perrets Indian Reserve" – one of seven references in BCGNIS to "Ucwalmícwts"
- ^ "2021 Canadian Census". June 21, 2023.
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