Klallam
[aka Clallam, S'klallam, Na'klallam]Classification: Salishan
·awakening
Classification: Salishan
·awakening
Clallam, S'klallam, Na'klallam, Nəxʷsƛ'áy'əmucən, Klellam, nəxʷsƛʼáyʼəmʼucən |
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Salishan, Central Salish |
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Information from: “Last native speaker of Klallam language dies in Washington state” . Kaminsky, Jonathan (2014) Reuters
"There are currently some 3,000 Klallam members in the United States, split into three western-Washington tribes. The vast majority do not speak the Klallam language, although it is being taught as a second language at a handful of schools on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, including at Port Angeles High School, [chairman of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Ron] Allen said."
English
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International
3,000
"Last speaker died in 2014. Ethnic population: 3,000 (2014 R. Allen). L2 users: 6. L2 speakers have varying fluency, number is growing."
"Taught as a heritage language K-12 at a handful of schools on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, including at Port Angeles High School."
"Washington, northeast Olympic Peninsula, Port Angeles."
Information from: “Klallam Dictionary” . Timothy Montler (2012) Seatle: University of Washington Press
In 2012 there were only two elders - aged 93 and 101 - who grew up speaking Klallam. Thanks to the efforts of the Klallam Language Program (KLP) there are a growing number of younger people leaning Klallam as their second language; some of them have achieved a high level of fluency.
Though the situation is dire, the Klallam language Program has begun the process of revitalizing the Klallam language.
English
Washington
Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press
Washington
Information from: “Endangered Languages of the United States” (108-130) . Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell (2010) , Christopher Moseley · UNESCO
Washington
Information from: “North America” (7-41) . Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco (2008) , Chris Moseley and Ron Asher · Routledge
a few, 2 at Becher Bay
No fully fluent speakers remaining. There are very few first-language speakers remaining (two of them at Becher Bay), none fully fluent. The language is used in ceremonies and for tribal identity and there is considerable interest in revival.
Washington