The Dakelh (pronounced Ka-kelh) or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the central interior of British Columbia. They call themselves Dakelh, meaning "people who go around in boats". The term "Carrier" is a translation of the Sekani name for them, which Europeans learned first because they crossed Sekani territory before entering Carrier territory. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) - Land 925,186 km² - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Sekani is the name of an Athabaskan people and language in northern central interior of British Columbia. ...
The Carrier language is a Northern Athabaskan language. The people who are referred to as Carrier speak two related languages. One, Babine-Witsuwit'en is sometimes referred to as Northern Carrier. The other, Carrier proper, includes what are sometimes referred to as Central Carrier and Southern Carrier. Like most of the languages of British Columbia, Carrier is an endangered language. Only about 10% of Carrier people now speak Carrier, hardly any of them children. Athabaskan or Athabascan (also Athapascan or Athapaskan) is the name of a large group of distantly related Native American peoples, also known as the Athabasca Indians or Athapaskes, located in two main Southern and Northern groups in western North America, and of their language family. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th) - Land 925,186 km² - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... An endangered language is a language with so few surviving speakers that it is in danger of falling out of use. ...
In phonetics, a bilabial consonant is a consonant articulated with both lips. ... Alveolars are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue against the alveolar ridge, the internal side of the upper gums (known as the alveoles of the upper teeth). ... Postalveolar (or palato-alveolar) consonants are consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue between the alveolar ridge (the place of articulation for alveolar consonants) and the palate (the place of articulation for palatal consonants). ... Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate (the back part of the roof of the mouth, known also as the velum). ... Glottal consonants are consonants articulated with the glottis. ...
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The Yinka Dene Language Institute Website contains extensive information about the Carrier language and other First Nations languages of British Columbia.
The Carrier Sekani Tribal Council represents many of the Carrier bands. Its web site contains information about the tribe and about current political issues.
Dakelh territory includes the area along the Fraser River from north of Prince George to south of Quesnel, the Nechako Valley, the areas around Stuart Lake, Trembleur Lake, and Fraser Lake, and the region along the West Road and Blackwater Rivers, west to the Coast Range, including the Kluskus Lakes, Ootsa Lake and Cheslatta Lake.
In Dakelh, the language may be referred to either as Dakelh or by means of a compound with the word for language: dakelhghuni (Nak'albun/Dzinghubun dialect), Dakelhghunik (Stellako dialect), Dakelhghunek (all other dialects).
It is in the territory of the Dakelh Carrier First Nation, and the confluence of the Stuart and Nechako rivers was the site of the ancient village of Chunlac.
The name comes from the Dakelh (Carrier) term Incha-Khoh meaning "big river." Homesteaders reached the area early in the 20th century; one tiny settlement, Nechacco, took its name from the river.
Prince George, known as BC's northern capital, is a bustling city of over 75,000 situated at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers, almost exactly in the geographic center of British Columbia.
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