- Nisga'a language
Infobox Language
name=Nisga'a
states=Canada
region=northwestBritish Columbia
speakers=700
iso1=
iso2= tsi
iso3= ncg
familycolor=American
fam1= Tsimshian
fam2=Nass-Gitksan languages Nisga'a (also Nass, Nisgha, Nisunicode|g̱a'a, Nishka, Niska, Nishga, Nisqa’a) is a
Tsimshianic language of theNisga'a people of northwesternBritish Columbia . Nisga'a people, however, do not like the term "Tshimshianic" as they feel that it gives precedence to Coast Tsimshian. Nisga'a is very closely related to Gitksan. Indeed, many linguists regard Nisga'a and Gitksan as dialects of a single Nass-Gitksan language. The two are generally treated as distinct languages out of deference to the political separation of the two groups.Like almost all other First Nations languages of British Columbia, Nisga'a is an
endangered language . As of 2006 there are estimated to be 700 speakers out of a population of 5,500. However, almost all fluent speakers are elderly and there are no known speakers under the age of 15.Fact|date=February 2007ee also
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Nisga'a
*Gitxsan language Further reading
* Boas, Franz. "Tsimshian Texts". Washington: G.P.O., 1902.External links
* [http://www.ydli.org/langs/nisgaa.htm The Nisunicode|g̱a'a Language] (YDLI)
* Ethnologue: [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ncg Nisga'a]
* [http://firstvoices.com/scripts/WebObjects.exe/FirstVoices.woa/wa/enterLanguageArchive?archive=31b1dbe925f9c45e Nisga'a Language on First Voices.com]
* [http://language.blogger.nisgaa.bc.ca/ Nisga'a Language videos]
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