Indigenous languages Languages of Canada
canada home rich variety of indigenous languages spoken else. there 11 indigenous language groups in canada, made of more 65 distinct languages , dialects. of these, cree, inuktitut, , ojibway have large enough population of fluent speakers considered viable survive in long term. prior colonization, multilingualism common among indigenous bands, temporary , nomadic. however, reserve system has created more permanent stationary bands, have selected 1 of various ancestral languages try preserve in face of increasing anglicization.
two of canada s territories give official status native languages. in nunavut, inuktitut , inuinnaqtun, known collectively inuit language, official languages alongside national languages of english , french, , inuktitut common vehicular language in territorial government. in northwest territories, official languages act declares there eleven different languages: chipewyan, cree, english, french, gwich’in, inuinnaqtun, inuktitut, inuvialuktun, north slavey, south slavey, , tłįchǫ. besides english , french, these languages not vehicular in government; official status entitles citizens receive services in them on request , deal government in them.
according 2011 census, less 1 percent of canadians (213,485) reported indigenous language mother tongue, , less 1 percent of canadians (132,920) reported indigenous language home language.
given destruction of indigenous state structures, academics classify indigenous peoples of canada region culture areas , or indigenous language family.
arctic cultural area – (eskimo–aleut languages)
subarctic culture area – (na-dene languages – algic languages)
eastern woodlands (northeast) cultural area – (algic languages , iroquoian languages)
plains cultural area – (siouan–catawban languages)
northwest plateau cultural area – (salishan languages)
northwest coast cultural area – (haida language, tsimshianic languages , wakashan languages)
source: statistics canada, 2006 census profile of federal electoral districts (2003 representation order): language, mobility , migration , immigration , citizenship ottawa, 2007, pp. 2, 6, 10.
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