Carrier

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Alternate Names: Central Carrier

Dialects: Grand Rapids, Middle River, Necoslie, Pinchie, Portage, Tachie.

Genealogy:

Eyak-Athabaskan
Athabaskan
Northern Athabaskan
Carrier

Demographics: 1,530 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 4,000 (Golla 2007).

Language Use: Not acquired by children as L1. Speakers are 25 and older. Most children and young adults prefer English [eng]. Used as L2 by Chilcotin [clc].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1995–2011.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Canada