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
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)
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.
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
0
Semi-speakers or rememberers
1,190
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
9,860
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Secwepemc Cultural Education Society has made efforts to revitalize the language through classes at all levels, including an immersion program
Location and Context
Countries
Canada;
Location Description
British Columbia, Washington: east central British Columbia.
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
New media. Dictionary. Grammar.
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Standard orthography
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
Standard orthography has been adopted.
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
An Overview of THE LEGENDS: A CBC RADIO LEGACY PROJECT (Shuswap)
Capsule: We transcribe, translate a
