Lillooet

LIL

shifting

Alternate Names: St’at’imcets

Dialects: Lower Lillooet, Upper Lillooet. The bands associated with the 2 dialects are culturally and politically distinct.

Genealogy:

Salish
Interior

Demographics: 310 (2011 census).

Language Use: Active language retention programs at Mount Currie and Lillooet. Older adults. Extensive bilingualism in English [eng].

Language Development: Language courses (1991). Dictionary. Grammar.

Nation of Origin: Canada