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Most British Columbia government records will be in English. Private and organizational records may be in a variety of languages.<br> | Most British Columbia government records will be in English. Private and organizational records may be in a variety of languages.<br> | ||
According to the 2011 census, English, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Punjabi, German, Tagalog, French, Korean, Spanish, and Farsi were then the top 10 languages spoken in BC. <sup>1</sup><br> | According to the 2011 census, English, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Punjabi, German, Tagalog, French, Korean, Spanish, and Farsi were then the top 10 languages spoken in BC.<sup>1</sup><br> | ||
Over 30 Indigenous languages are spoken in British Columbia. <sup>2</sup><br> | Over 30 Indigenous languages are spoken in British Columbia.<sup>2</sup><br> | ||
Historically since European contact, along with indigenous languages, during the fur trading period French, Scots, Chinook 3 (a trade language) and Michif 4 (the | Historically since European contact, along with indigenous languages, during the fur trading period French, Scots, Chinook<sup>3</sup> (a trade language) and Michif<sup>4</sup>(the Métis language), and Hawaiian were spoken. <br> | ||
In some cases, early missionaries learned and used Chinook and indignous languages, as well as French and or English and Latin | In some cases, early missionaries learned and used Chinook and indignous languages, as well as French and/or English and Latin.<br> | ||
From the 1850s | From the 1850s Gold Rush period and later, new immigrants brought the Chinese, Japanese and Scandinavian and South Asian languages.<br> | ||
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=== Language Tools === | === Language Tools === | ||
The FamilySearch wiki includes a number of genealogical word lists | The FamilySearch wiki includes a number of genealogical word lists with English words and the same or similar terms in other languages. These include commonly used genealogical words, as for instance, on the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Latin_Genealogical_Word_List Latin Genealogical Word List]. Search for your [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:Word_List Country or Language and Word List] in the wiki.. | ||
[ | [http://www.fpcc.ca/language/language-map/ First People's Language Map of British Columbia], First People's Cultural Council.<br> | ||
First People's Language Map of British Columbia<br> | |||
[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35492/35492-h/35492-h.htm ''Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Indian Trade Language of the North Pacific Coast''](T. N. Hibben Co., Publishers, Victoria, 1889), online at Project Gutenburg.<br> | [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35492/35492-h/35492-h.htm ''Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Indian Trade Language of the North Pacific Coast''](T. N. Hibben Co., Publishers, Victoria, 1889), online at Project Gutenburg.<br> | ||
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<sup>4</sup> [http://www.learnmichif.com/ Learn Mechif], Metis Youth British Columbia (MYBC) and the Métis Nation BC (MNBC).<br> | <sup>4</sup> [http://www.learnmichif.com/ Learn Mechif], Metis Youth British Columbia (MYBC) and the Métis Nation BC (MNBC).<br> | ||
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