Northern Straits Salish

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A language of Canada

ISO 639-3
str
Alternate Names
North Straits Salish, SENĆOŦEN, Straits, Straits Salish
User Population

100 in Canada, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers in Canada (2021). Last fluent speaker died in 2020. 5 semi-speakers in scattered locations (2021 T. Montler). L2 users: 100. Ethnic population: 3,060 (FPCC 2014). Total users in all countries: 100 (as L1: 0; as L2: 100).

Location

British Columbia province: southern Vancouver Island, many islands in the Salish Sea.

Language Status

9 (Dormant). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Esquimalt, Pauquachin, Semiahmoo, Songhees, T’Sou-ke, Tsartlip, Tsawout, Tseycum.

Classification
Salish, Central Salish
Dialects

Saanich (SENĆOŦEN), Semiahmoo (SEMYOME, Tah-tu-lo), Songhees (Lək̓ʷəŋən, Lekwungen, Lkwungen, Songish), T’Souke (Sooke, Ts’ooke, Tʼsou-ke, c̓awk), Malchosen (Malahat, Samish).

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 100%. Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Northern Straits Salish

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