Lillooet language
| Lillooet | |
|---|---|
| St̓át̓imcets, Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc Ucwalmícwts, Lil̓wat7úlmec | |
A stop sign in Lillooet and English | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈʃt͡ɬʼæt͡ɬʼjəmxət͡ʃ] |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | 6,670 St̓át̓imc (2014, FPCC) |
Native speakers | 120 |
Salishan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lil |
| Glottolog | lill1248 |
| ELP | St̓át̓imcets (Lillooet) |
Lillooet is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Lillooet (/ˈlɪloʊɛt/; Lillooet: St̓át̓imcets / Sƛ̓aƛ̓imxǝc, [ˈʃt͡ɬʼæt͡ɬʼjəmxət͡ʃ]), also Lil’wat, is a Salishan language of the Interior branch spoken by the Stʼatʼimc in southern British Columbia, Canada, around the middle Fraser and Lillooet Rivers. The language of the Lower Lillooet people uses the name Ucwalmícwts, because St̓át̓imcets means "the language of the people of Sat̓", i.e. the Upper Lillooet of the Fraser River.
Lillooet is a critically endangered language with around 120 fluent speakers and 393 semi-speakers. In 2022, there was a reported 1092 people learning the language.