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Aug 17, 2022 · In Metro Vancouver there are a vast array of languages used, with somewhere around 170 separate languages spoken at home in the city by at least five people. That includes the Celtic Welsh language from Great Britain, the Edo language from Niger, and around 200 people speaking Kannada from southwest India.
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Canada has two official languages: English and French. Don't speak one of them? Discover other common and popular languages spoken in BC.
First Peoples' Map of B.C. Languages. British Columbia is home to 204 First Nations communities and an amazing diversity of Indigenous lan ... expand. Language Grants Recipients. Layers. Languages.
Feb 27, 2020 · The First Peoples’ Map can be used to view Indigenous language regions, artists and artworks, place names and community landmarks. You can hear the pronunciation of language names, greetings, places and more. All of the 35 languages Indigenous to what is now called British Columbia are represented.
Jan 21, 2020 · The map can be used to view language regions, First Nations place names, search for community landmarks, listen to audio pronunciations of places, languages, greetings and more. The First Peoples’ Map has been built for First Nations in B.C. and is a living map.
Feb 29, 2024 · Library Home. Research Guides. Subject Guides. Indigenous Languages. Language Maps. Indigenous Languages. Language Maps of British Columbia. Language Map of B.C. (First Peoples Heritage, Language, and Culture Council) Interactive language map of the 203 BC First Nations communities and languages. Language Map of B.C. (Print copies)
The language map was started by linguist Sarah Kell with contemporary language group boundaries provided by the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. Adjustments were made to the language group boundaries based on First Nation reserve locations and best available knowledge of language spoken by First Nations affiliated ...
