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Indigenous Languages in Canada

I am aware that most people will not know (or will have even heard of) many of the languages included in this list; however, the purpose of this quiz is moreso to make people aware of just how many Indigenous languages there are in Canada, and less to test your knowledge on them. Most of the languages on this list are endangered and many have under 100 speakers, so I would like their names to be preserved here in some way. I would also like to mention Omniglot.com which was an extremely helpful tool when researching this list. It has quite a lot of information and resources about thousands of languages around the world. Highly recommend taking a look.
Sources and "cheat sheet" can be found here.
Languages are divided by family
Alternate names are shown in parentheses
Quiz by bhalrog24
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Last updated: December 20, 2023
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Algonquian Family
Blackfoot
(Cree)
Swampy Cree
Woods Cree
East Cree
Naskapi
Innu-Montagnais
Atikamekw
(Ojibwe)
Saulteaux
Lac Seul Ojibwe
Oji-Cree
Southwestern Ojibwe
Eastern Ojibwe
Odawa
Algonquin
Nipissing
Mi'kmaq
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy
Abenaki
Eskimo-Aleut Family
Inuit Branch:
Inuktitut
Inuktun
Iñupiaq
Na-Dené Family
Athabaskan Branch:
Dakelh (Carrier)
Babine-Witsuwit'en
Tŝinlhqut’in (Tsilhqot’in, Chilcotin)
Dëne Sųłiné (Chipewyan)
Dane-zaa
Gwich'in (Loucheux, Kutchin, Tukudh)
Hän
Kaska (Kaska Dena)
Slavey (Dene Dháh, Sahtúot’ı̨nę Yatı, Mackenzian)
Tse'khene (Sekani)
Tāłtān (Tahltan, Nahanni)
Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì (Dogrib)
Tsuut'ina (Sarcee)
Tutchone (Dän k'í, Southern Tutchone, Dän k'è, Northern Tutchone)
Neeʼaandeegnʼ (Upper Tanana, Tabesna, Nabesna)
Tlingit Branch:
Tlingit
Iroquoian Family
Seneca
Cayuga
Onondaga
Oneida
Mohawk
Tuscarora
Siouan Family
Nakoda (Stoney)
Nakota (Assiniboine)
Dakota-Lakota
Salishan Family
Nuxalk (Bella Coola)
Comox (Sliammon)
Halkomelem
SENĆOŦEN (Saanich)
She Sháshishálhem (Sechelt)
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)
St’át’imcets (Lilloet)
Nlaka'pamux (Thompson)
Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
Nsyilxcen (Okanagan)
Wakashan Family
Haisla
Heiltsuk (Haihais, Bella Bella)
’Uik̓ala (Ookwekyala)
Kwa'kwala (Kwakiutl)
Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka)
Ditidhat (Nitidhat)
Tsimshianic Family
Sm’algya̲x (Coast Tsimshian)
Sgüüx̣s (Southern Tsimshian)
Gitxsan
Nisga'a
Isolates
Haida
Ktunaxa (Kutenai)
Creole
Michif
2 Comments
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Level 64
Oct 10, 2023
I saw you post this on tiktok, thanks for making it :)
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Level 63
Oct 10, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to check it out :))