Language Index Browse by Current Name Browse by Other Names Other Names Current Name Family Location Acha'otinne Dene K’e Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Aht Nuučaan̓uɫ Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island Babine Nedut’en Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Babine-Witsuwit'en Witsuwit'en Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Nachako/Stikine Beaver Dane-Zaa (ᑕᓀ ᖚ) Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Bella Bella Hailhzaqvla Wakashan Central Coast Bella Coola Nuxalk Salishan Central Coast Bulkley Valley/Lakes District Language Witsuwit'en Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Nachako/Stikine Carrier Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Chilcotin Tsilhqot'in Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Chinook Jargon Chinuk Wawa Clallam Nəxʷsƛ̕ay̓əmúcən Coast Salish South Coast Coast Tsimshian Sm̓algya̱x Tsimshianic North Coast Comox Éy7á7juuthem Coast Salish South Coast Cree ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ (Nēhiyawēwin) Algonquian Northeastern BC Dakelhne Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Dane-zaa Záágéʔ Dane-Zaa (ᑕᓀ ᖚ) Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Dene Dene K’e Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Dene Tha (ᑌ ᒐ) Dene K’e Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Dene Tha’ Dene K’e Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Ditidaht Diitiidʔaatx̣ Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island dʌnneza Dane-Zaa (ᑕᓀ ᖚ) Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Dunne-za Dane-Zaa (ᑕᓀ ᖚ) Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Flat-head Nqlispélišcn Interior Salish Thompson/Okanagan Gitksan Gitsenimx̱ Tsimshianic Interior Gitsanimx̱ A Gitsenimx̱ Tsimshianic Interior Gitxsan Gitsenimx̱ Tsimshianic Interior Gitxsen Gitsenimx̱ Tsimshianic Interior Haida X̱aad Kil / X̱aaydaa Kil (Haida) Language Isolate North Coast Haisla enaksialak̓ala / a'’islak̓ala Wakashan North Coast Halkomelem Hul’q’umi’num’ / Halq'eméylem / hən̓q̓əmin̓əm Coast Salish South Coast Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Fraser Valley Halq'eméylem Hul’q’umi’num’ / Halq'eméylem / hən̓q̓əmin̓əm Coast Salish South Coast Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Fraser Valley Hazelton Gitsenimx̱ Tsimshianic Interior Heiltsuk Hailhzaqvla Wakashan Central Coast Heiltsuk-Oweek'ala Hailhzaqvla Wakashan Central Coast Heiltsuk-Oweek'ala Oowekyala / ’Uik̓ala Wakashan Central Coast hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Hul’q’umi’num’ / Halq'eméylem / hən̓q̓əmin̓əm Coast Salish South Coast Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Fraser Valley Hul’q’umi’num’ Hul’q’umi’num’ / Halq'eméylem / hən̓q̓əmin̓əm Coast Salish South Coast Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Fraser Valley Inland Tlingit Łingít Dene (Athabaskan) Nachako/Stikine Kalispel Nqlispélišcn Interior Salish Thompson/Okanagan Kaska Danezāgé’ Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Kaska Dena Danezāgé’ Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Kitimat enaksialak̓ala / a'’islak̓ala Wakashan North Coast Kitlope enaksialak̓ala / a'’islak̓ala Wakashan North Coast Klallam Nəxʷsƛ̕ay̓əmúcən Coast Salish South Coast Klemtu Sgüüxs Tsimshianic Central Coast Kootenai Ktunaxa Language Isolate Kootenay Region Kootenay Ktunaxa Language Isolate Kootenay Region Kwakiutl Kwak̓wala Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island Kwakwaka'wakw Kwak̓wala Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island Lake Babine Nedut’en Dene (Athabaskan) Interior les Porteurs Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Lillooet St̓át̓imcets Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Mainland Comox Éy7á7juuthem Coast Salish South Coast Nadot’en Nedut’en Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Nahanni Tāłtān Dene (Athabaskan) Nachako/Stikine Nat’oot’en Nedut’en Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Nedut’en, Nedut’en Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Nicola Nicola Dene (Athabaskan) Thompson/Okanagan Nisga’a Nisg̱a’a Tsimshianic North Coast Nishga Nisg̱a’a Tsimshianic North Coast Nisk'a' Nisg̱a’a Tsimshianic North Coast Niska' Nisg̱a’a Tsimshianic North Coast Nitinat Diitiidʔaatx̣ Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island Nlaka'pamux Nłeʔkepmxcín Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Nlha7kápmx Nłeʔkepmxcín Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Nooksack Lhéchelesem Coast Salish South Coast Lower Mainland Fraser Valley Nootka Nuučaan̓uɫ Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island Nootkans Nuučaan̓uɫ Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island Northern Kwakiutl enaksialak̓ala / a'’islak̓ala Wakashan North Coast Northern Straits Salish SENĆOŦEN / Malchosen / Lkwungen / Semiahmoo / T’Sou-ke Coast Salish South Coast Nuu-chah-nulth Nuučaan̓uɫ Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island Ojibway Anishnaubemowin Algonquian Northeastern BC Okanagan Nsyilxcən Interior Salish Thompson/Okanagan Oowekeno Oowekyala / ’Uik̓ala Wakashan Central Coast Oweek'ala Oowekyala / ’Uik̓ala Wakashan Central Coast Pentlatch Pəntl’áč Coast Salish South Coast Vancouver Island Plains Ojibway Anishnaubemowin Algonquian Northeastern BC Sƛ’aƛ’imxǝc St̓át̓imcets Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Saulteau Anishnaubemowin Algonquian Northeastern BC Sechelt She shashishalhem Coast Salish South Coast Secwepemc Secwepemctsín Interior Salish Interior Kootenay Region Thompson/Okanagan Secwepemctsin B Secwepemctsín Interior Salish Interior Kootenay Region Thompson/Okanagan Sekani Tse’khene Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC sháshishálem She shashishalhem Coast Salish South Coast Shuswap Secwepemctsín Interior Salish Interior Kootenay Region Thompson/Okanagan Ski:xs Sgüüxs Tsimshianic Central Coast S'Klallam Nəxʷsƛ̕ay̓əmúcən Coast Salish South Coast Slatlemuk St̓át̓imcets Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Sliammon Éy7á7juuthem Coast Salish South Coast Southern Tsimshian Sgüüxs Tsimshianic Central Coast Squamish Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim Coast Salish South Coast Lower Mainland Statimc St̓át̓imcets Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan St̓át̓imc St̓át̓imcets Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Stl'atl'imc St̓át̓imcets Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Stl'atl'imx St̓át̓imcets Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Stlatliumh St̓át̓imcets Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Tagish Den k’e Dene (Athabaskan) Nachako/Stikine Tahltan Tāłtān Dene (Athabaskan) Nachako/Stikine Takelne Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Takulie Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Thompson Nłeʔkepmxcín Interior Salish South Coast Thompson/Okanagan Tlingit Łingít Dene (Athabaskan) Nachako/Stikine Tsek’ehne Tse’khene Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Tsek’hene Tse’khene Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC Tsetsaut Wetalh Dene (Athabaskan) Nachako/Stikine Ts'ets'aut Wetalh Dene (Athabaskan) Nachako/Stikine Tsimshian Sm̓algya̱x Tsimshianic North Coast Tutchone Tutchone Dene (Athabaskan) Nachako/Stikine Tzilkotin Tsilhqot'in Dene (Athabaskan) Interior tθek'ehne Tse’khene Dene (Athabaskan) Northeastern BC ’Uik̓ala Oowekyala / ’Uik̓ala Wakashan Central Coast West Coast Nuučaan̓uɫ Wakashan South Coast Vancouver Island Wet'suwet'en Witsuwit'en Dene (Athabaskan) Interior Nachako/Stikine Audio Clip References A. Gitsanimx̱ - Wilson, A. (2008, July 30). Interview with Ardyth Wilson. B. Secwepemctsin - Chelsea, Phyllis & Andy Chelsea (2009, Feb. 16). Interview with Phyllis and Andy Chelsea.