Indigenous Language

Question 1

Which 3 Indigenous languages are argued to have enough speakers to be sustained?

Answer 1

Cree (96,000), Ojibwa (90,000), and Inuktitut (39,000)

Question 2

How many Indigenous languages are in danger of dying out/sleeping?

Answer 2

Most if not all, 60 to 90 languages from at least 12 language families at differing degrees of danger

Question 3

If you only had/mostly had semi-speakers and learners of an indigenous language, what would it turn into?

Answer 3

it would eventually evolve into a pidgin and then into a Creole

Question 4

Where in Canada has the most language diversity (Indigenous languages)?

Answer 4

British Colombia/ the west coast (Coast Salish)

Question 5

What are the Algonquian Language Family languages? And how many speakers does each have/ their distribution?

Answer 5

Cree (90,000 CA + 1,000 US), Ojibwe (31,000 CA + 5,000 US), Mi’kamq (8,000 CA + 1,200 US), and Blackfoot (3,200 CA + 500 US)

Question 6

What are the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in Canada?

Answer 6

Cree (90,000) and Ojibwe (31,000)

Cree has most overall and in Canada, while Ojibwe has more speakers outside of Canada (ex. US)

Question 7

What are the Eskimo-Aleut Language Family languages? And how many speakers does each have/ their distribution?

Answer 7

Western and Eastern dialect
Spoken by 2/3 of 44,000 Inuks in Canada
East (34,000 CA + 46,000 US/other)
West (1,000 CA + 3,000 US/other)