BEA ISO 639-3
Beaver
Danezaa ZaageɁ (Danezaa Zaage) Autonym
A language of Canada
- ISO 639
- bea
- Alternate Names
- Castor, Dane-zaa, Dane-zaa Záágé, Danezaa, Dunne-za, Dunneza
- Autonym
- Danezaa ZaageɁ (Danezaa Zaage)
- Population
- 160 (FPCC 2014). 450 semi-speakers (FPCC 2014). Ethnic population: 1,560 (FPCC 2014).
- Location:
- British Columbia and Alberta provinces: Chateh (Assumption) on Hay river, and Prophet river south of Fort Nelson.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Beaver, Blueberry River, Doig River, Halfway River, Horse Lake, Prophet River, Saulteau, West Moberly.
- Classification
- Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Northern Athabaskan
- Language Use
- Shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible portions: 1886–1989.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Beaver
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn]. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script [Cans], no longer in use.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: British Columbia and Alberta provinces: Chateh (Assumption) on Hay river, and Prophet river south of Fort Nelson.
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