Also Known As:
Shuswap, Secwepemc, Secwepemctsín, At-nah, Shooswap, səxwəxcín, Secwepemctsía
Dialects & Varieties
- Western
- Fraser River
- Chu Chua
- Deadman's Creek-Kamloops
- Canim Lake
- Pavilion-Bonaparte
- Eastern
- Kinbasket
- Shuswap Lake
North America
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200-500
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 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
Most over 50.
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
6,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Canada;
Location Description
British Columbia
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
This is the second edition, published by Secwepemc Cultural Education Society in British Columbia.
A news story from CBC Vancouver: The Williams Lake First Nation has created Secwepemctsín flash card
Language Shuswap. shs_word-list_1980_01.html, entries: 14 - 29
