Index of Aboriginal Language Continuity, 1996

The Index of Continuity measures language continuity, or vitality, by comparing the number of those who speak a given language at home to the number of those who learned the language as their mother tongue. The index has been compiled and mapped for each of the Aboriginal communities shown in the map Aboriginal Languages by Community, 1996. The lower the score, the greater the decline or erosion of language continuity.

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contact_email geoinfo@nrcan.gc.ca
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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 continuité des langues autochtones, 1996
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