Alternate Names: Kutchin, Loucheux, Tukudh
Dialects: Arctic Red River, Arctic Village Gwich’in, Fort Yukon Gwich’in, Western Canada Gwich’in (Loucheux, Takudh, Tukudh).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 370 in Canada (2011 census). Population total all countries: 670. Ethnic population: 1,900 (Krauss 2007).
Language Use: Still vigorous in a few communities. Taught in school at Old Crow since 1970s (Golla 2007). Mainly adults. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1898.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Canada