Tutchone, Southern

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A language of Canada

ISO 639-3
tce
Alternate Names
Tutchone du Sud
User Population

70 (2016 census). Ethnic population: 1,400 (Golla 2007).

Location

Yukon territory: Aishihik, Burwash Landing, Champagne, Haines Junction, Kloo Lake, Klukshu, Lake Laberge, and Whitehorse settlements.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Aishihik, Champagne, Champagne and Aishihik, Kluane, Kwanlin Dun, Ta’an Kwach’an.

Classification
Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Northern Athabaskan, Tuchone
Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Taught as subject in primary and secondary schools. Literacy workshops since 1984. Taught in schools at Kluane Lake and Haines Junction, and 3 elementary schools in Whitehorse have native language programs that include Southern Tutchone (Golla 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tutchone, Southern