Tagish

TGX

nearly extinct

Genealogy:

Eyak-Athabaskan
Athabaskan
Northern Athabaskan
Tahltan

Demographics: 2 (Krauss 1997). One semi-fluent speaker and one elderly deaf speaker in 2001 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 400 (Krauss 1997).

Language Use: There is some community interest in relearning the language. Speak English [eng] as L2. Also fluent in Tlingit [tli].

Nation of Origin: Canada

Other Comments: Tagish label also applied to inland Tlingit.