Tahltan Language

Tahltan is a poorly documented Northern Athabaskan language historically spoken by the Tahltan people (also "Nahanni") who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. Some linguists consider Tahltan to be a language with 3 divergent but mutually intelligible dialects (Mithun 1999). The numbers below are according to Poser (2003):

  • Tahltan (approximately 35 speakers)
  • Kaska (approximately 400 speakers)
  • Tagish (approximately 2 speakers)

Other linguists consider these to be separate languages.

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