Index of Aboriginal Language Ability, 1996

The Index of Ability compares the number of people who report being able to speak the language with the number who have that Aboriginal language as a mother tongue. The index has been compiled and mapped for each of the Aboriginal communities shown in the map Aboriginal Languages by Community, 1996. Relatively higher values of this index may suggest some degree of language revival.

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open_canada_date_published 2010-12-31 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["carte", "carte demographique", "langue autochtone"], "en": ["aboriginal languages", "demographic maps", "map"]}
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title_fr Indice de connaissance des langues autochtones, 1996
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