Carrier language
| Dakelh | |
|---|---|
| Carrier | |
| ᑕᗸᒡ | |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Central Interior of British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | 9,350 Carrier people (2014, FPCC) |
Native speakers | 1,270 (2016 census) |
| Dialects |
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| Carrier Linguistic Committee alphabet Carrier syllabics | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:crx – Carriercaf – Southern Carrier |
| Glottolog | carr1248 |
| ELP | Dakelh (Carrier) |
Carrier language communities in British Columbia | |
Carrier is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
The Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) or Carrier language is a Northern Athabaskan language. It is named after the Dakelh people, a First Nations people of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, for whom Carrier has been a common English name derived from French explorers naming of the people. Dakelh people speak two related languages. One, Babine-Witsuwit'en, is sometimes referred to as Northern Carrier. The other includes what are sometimes referred to as Central Carrier and Southern Carrier.