Also Known As:
Halkomelem, Hul'q'umi'num', Halq'eméylem, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm, Hul’q’umin’um’, Holkomelem
Dialects & Varieties
- Island
- Nanaimo
- Cowichan
- Upriver
- Chehalis
- Tait
- Chilliwack
- Downriver
- Katzie
- Kwantlen
- Musqueam
Recent Resources
News article on new funding for Indigenous languages in British Columbia
This video teaches colors in Halq'eméylem, with a Halq'eméylem speaker pronouncing each word.
Shxwóxwth' Swíyeqe I
This video teaches the days of the week in Halq'eméylem.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
93
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Bibliography of Locations:
2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
Bibliography of Context:
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages