It was deemed extinct. But now pentl'ach has been declared a living language thanks to Qualicum researchers

Long considered extinct, pentl'ach has now been declared a living language and added to British Columbia's official list of First Nations languages. The reclassification of pentl'ach (pronounced "PUNT-lutch") was the result of both linguistic and…

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