ELP ID
10964
ELP Language
Northern Straits Salish
Speaker Number
10-99
Semi Speakers
~105
Public Comment
Saanich: fewer than 20 first-language speakers, the youngest nearly 60 years old. However, there are up to 100 second-language speakers of varying degrees of fluency, and Saanich is frequently used in ceremonies and for tribal identity. Samish: about 5 speakers, but their speech is mixed with other dialects or with Halkomelem and they do not form a distinct speech community. Lummi: no active first-language speakers.
Source
North America
Preferred
Off
Speaker Number Text
<20
Speaker Number Range
10-99