Also Known As:
Shuswap, Secwepemc, Secwepemctsín, At-nah, Shooswap, səxwəxcín, Secwepemctsía
Dialects & Varieties
- Western
- Fraser River
- Chu Chua
- Deadman's Creek-Kamloops
- Canim Lake
- Pavilion-Bonaparte
- Eastern
- Kinbasket
- Shuswap Lake
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
187
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.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
691
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
8968
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
This is the second edition, published by Secwepemc Cultural Education Society in British Columbia.
A news story from CBC Vancouver: The Williams Lake First Nation has created Secwepemctsín flash card
Language Shuswap. shs_word-list_1980_01.html, entries: 45 - 55
