Witsuwit'en

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Witsuwit'en is one of the two dialects of Babine-Witsuwit'en, an Athabaskan language spoken in the central interior of British Columbia. It is spoken in the Bulkley Valley and in an area extending east including Broman Lake and Skins Lake.

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Witsuwit'en is the correct spelling in the writing system in general use. In non-technical publications it is usually mis-spelled as Wits'uwit'en, Wit'suwit'en, Wets'uwet'en, or Wet'suwet'en due to the difficulty of distinguishing glottalized [ts] from plain [ts] and official spellings with <ts'> and <t's> in the name of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation and the Office of the Wet'suwet'en. In point of fact the [ts] is not glottalized. Older spellings include Hotsot'en and Hwotsot'en. Whutsowhut'en is the Carrier name in the Carrier Linguistic Committee writing system in general use for that language.

[edit] See also

• Babine
• Babine-Witsuwit'en
• Carrier language