Also Known As:
Sechelt, sháshishálem, Siciatl, Seshelt, Shashishalhem, šášíšáɬəm
Dialects & Varieties
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.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
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 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
30?
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
The youngest in his 50s.
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
700
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
English
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
Mensagem informativa
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