Below is a listing of language names found in the Tsimshianic language family. Knowing name synonyms can help you with your library searching. Also while geographic location and community name is not necessarily synonymous with language name, it can be helpful to use these relelated terms in your search as well. Adding "language" to your search terms can help you narrow down your results. Language names continue to change and develop. While many of these terms are no longer in use, you may need to know some of them in order to locate older titles held by the UVic Libraries. Please let me know if you are aware of additional names you would like added to this listing. If you have questions about searching the library's collection, I would be happy to assist you; please contact me.
- Tsimshian
- Tsimshianic
- Maritime Tsimshianic, Lower Tsimshian, Northern Tsimshian
- Coast Tsimshian (Tsimshian proper, Sm’algyax̣, Sm’algax)
- Southern Tsimshian (Sgüüx̣s, Old Klemtu)
- Nass–Gitksan
- Interior Tsimshianic, Inland Tsimshianic
- Nisga’a (Nisqa’a, Nisg̱a’a, Nishga, Nisgha, Niska, Nass, Nishka)
- Gitksan (Kitksan, Gitxsan, Gitksanimx̣)