Lashagah language

Catayapay (Catayapay: Qapjakinhpunh’wapap, syllabics: ᖃᑉᔪᑭᓒᐳᓒᐞᐗᐸᑉ, pronounced /qapja'kẽpõʔwapap/) is a Sitouatian language spoken by the Catayapay people in Qapjakinhpunht First Nation. In 2018, the language had 10,540 native speakers, all members of the First Nation, divided amongst two dialects: Qapjakinhpunht, also known as Lower or Lake Catayapay, and Twika’unhtipjapunht, also known as Upper or River Catayapay. The First Nation is the only subnational entity in which the language has official status.