Alternate Names: Kolosch, Kolosh, Thlinget, Tlinkit
Genealogy:
Demographics: 500 in United States (Golla 2007), decreasing. Population total all countries: 630. Ethnic population: 10,000 (1995 M. Krauss).
Language Use: Mainly older adults, no children. English [eng] is L1 or L2.
Language Development: Practical writing system developed in the 1960s. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1969.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Cyrillic, Latin
Nation of Origin: United States
Other Comments: Rich documentation of Tlingit literature and oratory in publications by Nora and Richard Dauenhauer (Golla 2007).