Clallam

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
clm
Alternate Names
Klallam, Na’klallam, S’klallam
User Population

6 in United States, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers in United States, but emerging L2 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Hazel Sampson, died in 2014 (2014 J. Kaminsky). L2 users: 6. Ethnic population: 3,000 (2014 J. Kaminsky). Total users in all countries: 6 (as L1: 0; as L2: 6).

Location

Washington: Port Angeles and northeast Olympic Peninsula.

Language Status

9 (Reawakening). Language of registered tribe: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Tribal Community, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Skokomish Indian Tribe.

Classification
Salish, Central Salish
Dialects

Most similar to the Saanich dialect of Northern Straits Salish [str].

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. 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.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Clallam

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