Coeur d'Alene language
| Coeur d'Alene | |
|---|---|
| Snchitsuʼumshtsn | |
| Native to | United States of America |
| Region | northern Idaho |
| Native speakers | 5 (1999) |
| Language family |
Salishan
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | crd |
Coeur d'Alene (Cœur d'Alène) is a Salishan language. As of 1999, it was spoken by only five of the 800 individuals in the Coeur d'Alene Tribe on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation in northern Idaho, United States.[1] It is considered an endangered language.
The Coeur d’Alene Names-Places Project visits geographic sites on the reservation recording video, audio, and still photos of Tribal elders who describe the site in both English and Coeur d’Alene languages.[2]
The Coeur d'Alene Tribal Language Program and elders have actively promoted the use of the language,[3][4] and have created computer sounds that use Snchitsu'umshtsn phrases.[5] As of 2009, radio station KWIS FM 88.3 in Plummer, Idaho planned to offer programming to preserve the Snchitsu'umshtsn language.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Lewis, M. Paul (ed.) (2009). "Coeur d'Alene: Ethnologue report for language code: crd". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, TX: SIL International. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Native Names: Rural broadband access preserves Native American cultural history". Media Democracy Fund. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Coeur d' Alene Tribe - Language Dept". Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Coeur d'Alene: Cultural Preservation: Language Center". L³ - The Lewis And Clark Rediscovery Project. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Audio Alerts in snchitsu'umshtsn for Computers". Coeur d'Alene Tribe. Retrieved 2012-12-26. Text " Language " ignored (help)
- ^ Becky Kramer (2009-01-09). "SR.com: Tribe gets OK for radio station". Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- Nicodemus, Lawrence (1975). Snchitsu'umshtsn: The Coeur d'Alene Language : a Modern Course, Albuquerque, NM Southwest Research Associates.
External links[edit]
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Coeur d'Alene language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator |
- Hnqwa̱'qwe'elm—Coeur d'Alene language website
- Reichard's Coeur d'Alene Texts with a brief grammar overview
- Coeur d'Alene Indian Language (Schitsu'Umsh, Skitswish) at native-languages.org
- Palmer, Gary B., M. Dale Kinkade, Nancy J. Turner (2003). "The Grammar of Snchitsu'umshtsn (Coeur d'Alene) Plant Names". Journal of Ethnobiology 23 (1): 65–100. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- Gladys A. Reichard. "Coeur d'Alene". Handbook of American Indian Languages. pp. 521–694. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- OLAC resources in and about the Coeur d'Alene language
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