Shíshálh language
| Sechelt | |
|---|---|
| Sháshíshálh | |
| Pronunciation | [ʃaʃiʃaɬ] |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | 1,200 Sechelt people (2014, FPCC)[1] |
Native speakers | 4 (2014, FPCC)[1] |
Salishan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sec |
| Glottolog | sech1246 |
| ELP | She shashishalhem (Sechelt) |
The Sechelt language, Sháshíshálh or Shashishalhem (/ʃáʃíʃáɬəm/), is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Shishalh (Sechelt) people of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, centered on their reserve communities in the Sechelt Peninsula area of the Sunshine Coast.
In 1999, the language was spoken by fewer than 40 elderly people.[2] A grammar of the language by linguist Ron Beaumont was published in 1985.[3]
In 2014, the Coastal Corridor Consortium, "an entity made up of board members from First Nations and educational partners to improve aboriginal access to and performance in postsecondary education and training", created a Sechelt Nation language certificate.[4]
Sechelt is most closely related to Squamish, Halkomelem, and the Nooksack.
See also
References
- ^ a b Sechelt at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Mithun, Marianne (2001). The Languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 487. ISBN 978-0-521-29875-9.
- ^ Beaumont, Ron (1985). She Shashishalhem, The Sechelt Language: Language, Stories, and Sayings of the Sechelt Indian people of British Columbia. Penticton, B. C.: Theytus Books.
- ^ Wood, Stephanie (2014-01-22). "Despite limited resources, indigenous-language programs persevere in B.C." Georgia Straight, Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
External links
- First Nations Languages of British Columbia Sechelt page
- OLAC resources in and about the Sechelt language
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