Did you know Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) is critically endangered?

ALSO KNOWN AS		Shuswap, Secwepemc, Secwepemctsín, At-nah, Shooswap, səxwəxcín, Secwepemctsía
CLASSIFICATION		Salishan, Interior Salish
ORTHOGRAPHY		Standard orthography
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		shs
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Western Fraser River Chu Chua Deadman's Creek-Kamloops Canim Lake Pavilion-Bonaparte Eastern Kinbasket Shuswap Lake
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Information from: “First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia” .

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
210
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
9,230
SEMI SPEAKERS
1,461

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200-500
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Canada;

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
9,860
SEMI SPEAKERS
1,190
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Increasing.

DATE OF INFO: 2014 (FPCC)

TRANSMISSION

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Shifting to English. Most speakers are 50 and older.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

New media. Dictionary. Grammar.

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Secwepemc Cultural Education Society has made efforts to revitalize the language through classes at all levels, including an immersion program

Scripts (Writing system)

Standard orthography

More on Orthography

Standard orthography has been adopted.

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia, Washington: east central British Columbia.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
570
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Canada;

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
187
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
8968
SEMI SPEAKERS
691

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

2.1% fluent speakers, 7.7% semispeakers, 11% active learners.

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
197
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
1187

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

2% fluent speakers, 12 semi-speakers, 11.5% learners.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

The first language nest (preschool immersion program) and immersion school (T'selcéwtqen Clleqmél'ten, otherwise known as Chief Atahm School) to operate in B.C.

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200-500
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6,000
OLDER ADULTS
Most over 50.
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are between 200 and 500 fluent first-language speakers, most of them over 50, in a total population of over 6,000.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

There are between 200 and 500 fluent first-language speakers, most of them over 50, in a total population of over 6,000.

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: East-central British Columbia along the Fraser River and its tributaries.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
500
Native speakers worldwide

166 fluent and 570 semi-speakers. 1,601 language learners
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
10,090
SEMI SPEAKERS
570

		2012	First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia							First Peoples' Cultural Council	http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/		2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.			9,230	210		100-999		1,461					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Canada;	British Columbia	51.7600000, -119.9600000
		2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge				Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD			200-500		100-999							Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer		Oxford University Press	New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																		Canada;		52.0,-120.0
		2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.			9,860	200	2014 (FPCC)	100-999	Increasing.	1,190	0		Secwepemc Cultural Education Society has made efforts to revitalize the language through classes at all levels, including an immersion program	New media. Dictionary. Grammar.	Severely Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	Shifting to English. Most speakers are 50 and older.			Canada;	British Columbia, Washington: east central British Columbia.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub			570		100-999							Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Canada;		51.7886,-122.2286
	3	2018	Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages					First People's Cultural Council		First Peoples' Cultural Council		Britt Dunlop, Suzanne Gessner, Tracey Herbert & Aliana Parker				8968	187		100-999		691					Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	2.1% fluent speakers, 7.7% semispeakers, 11% active learners.	15
		2014	Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition) 2014				Website: http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)			http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC). 2014. Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition). http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf				197		100-999		1187		English	The first language nest (preschool immersion program) and immersion school (T'selcéwtqen Clleqmél'ten, otherwise known as Chief Atahm School) to operate in B.C.		Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	2% fluent speakers, 12 semi-speakers, 11.5% learners.	15
		2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher		Routledge	London			Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.		Most over 50.	6,000	200-500		100-999	There are between 200 and 500 fluent first-language speakers, most of them over 50, in a total population of over 6,000.						Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	There are between 200 and 500 fluent first-language speakers, most of them over 50, in a total population of over 6,000.	15	East-central British Columbia along the Fraser River and its tributaries.	Canada;	British Columbia
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.				500		100-999							Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2022	Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages (Fourth Edition)								https://fpcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPCC-LanguageReport-23.02.14-FINAL.pdf	Gessner, Suzanne, Tracey Herbertn and Aliana Parker				10,090	166 fluent and 570 semi-speakers. 1,601 language learners		100-999		570	1,601

Secwepemctsin (Shuswap)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

210

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200-500

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

570

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

187

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

197

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200-500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

166 fluent and 570 semi-speakers. 1,601 language learners

Discussion

Secwepemctsin (Shuswap)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

210

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200-500

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

570

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

187

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

197

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200-500

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

500

166 fluent and 570 semi-speakers. 1,601 language learners

Discussion

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