Also Known As:
SENĆOŦEN/Malchosen/Lekwungen/Semiahmoo/T’Sou-ke, Malchosen, Lekwungen, Semiahmoo, T'Sou-ke, Salish (Straits), Straits Salish, Straits, Songish, Lkungen
Dialects & Varieties
- Saanich
- Samish
- Lummi
- Songhees
- Sooke
- Semiahmoo
- SENĆOŦEN
Recent Resources
XwS7ámesh is the tradtional name for the dialect commonly known as Samish, a dialect of Northen Stra
A portal leading to various resources to help one learn the Saanich dialect of North Coast Salish.
The wikipedia page for the Saanich dialect of the Northern Coast Salish language, otherwise known as
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Bibliography of Locations:
2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
Bibliography of Context:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages