The Tsimshianic languages are a family of languages spoken in northwestern British Columbia and in Southeast Alaska on Annette Island and Ketchikan; all Tsimshianic languages are endangered.
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Disputed
Proto-Language StatusConsidered by most linguists an independent language family with four main languages: Coast Tsimshian, Southern Tsimshian, Nisga'a and Gitksan. Edward Sapir's inclusion of Tsimshianic in his broader Penutian hypothesis is not widely accepted in its full form; Marie-Lucie Tarpent has judged a Penutian connection probable, while other scholars hold Tsimshianic is not closely related to any other North American language. 1 RegionNorthwestern British Columbia and Southeast Alaska, on Annette Island and at Ketchikan. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Tsimshianic Languages
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction, first sentence
The Tsimshianic languages are a family of languages spoken in northwestern British Columbia and in Southeast Alaska on Annette Island and Ketchikan.
Introduction, first sentence, region clause
spoken in northwestern British Columbia and in Southeast Alaska on Annette Island and Ketchikan
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The Tsimshianic languages were included by Edward Sapir in his Penutian hypothesis, which is currently not widely accepted, at least in its full form.
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