Also Known As:
Comox, Mainland Comox, Sliammon, Klahoose, Homalco, Comox-Sliammon, Çatlotq, Comox Cluster, Comux, Tla'amin, Ay-A-Ju-Thum, ʔayʔaǰuθəm
Dialects & Varieties
- Island Comox
- Mainland Comox
First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia
2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
64
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.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
328
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
2,288
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:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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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
The cheechlem chi chia canoe family singing an old sliammon love song at a summer BBQ
An animated film created by Veselin Jungic (SFU), Mark MacLean (UBC), Simon Roy (Victoria), and Andr