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The '''Gitxsan language''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|t|s|æ|n}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pronunciation Guide to First Nations in British Columbia |url=http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100022848/1100100022849 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123044647/http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100022848/1100100022849 |archive-date=2014-01-23 |access-date=2014-01-07 |website=Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada |language=en}}</ref> or '''''Gitxsanimaax''''' (also rendered ''Gitksan, Giatikshan, Gityskyan, Giklsan''), is an endangered [[Tsimshianic languages|Tsimshianic language]] of northwestern [[British Columbia]], closely related to the neighboring [[Nisga’a language]]. The two groups are, however, politically separate and prefer to refer to Gitxsan and Nisga'a as distinct languages. According to the 2016 census there were 1,020 native speakers.<ref name="census" />

[[Gitxsan]] means "People of the [[Skeena River]]" ("''{{lang|git|Ksan''"}} being the name of the Skeena in Gitxsan).

== Dialects ==