Sechelt
Sechelt is a Salishan language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Sechelt (; also called she shashishalhem; Sechelt: sháshíshalh-em, IPA: [ʃaʃiʃaɬəm]) is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Sechelt (shíshálh) people of the shíshálh Nation in British Columbia. Originally spoken across the lands (swiya) of the Sechelt people, the language today is nearly extinct; as of 2019 Margaret Joe Dixon was the last native speaker. Sechelt continues to be taught in local elementary schools and in higher education, including Capilano University.
Sechelt is most closely related to the Squamish, Halkomelem, and Nooksack languages.
From Wikipedia · Sechelt language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Sechelt
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | sqalmixw* | |
| name | skwiS* | |
| eye | q3lum* | |
| ear | qw3lana* | |
| nose | m3qs3n* | |
| tooth | y3nis* | |
| tongue | tixwcaL* | |
| hand | CalaS* | |
| blood | sqwiL* | |
| bone | Saw* | |
| skin | sxwumliC* | |
| knee | qw3lqwLa* | |
| breast | smu7* | |
| liver | p3kwp3kw* | |
| water | cukwums7iwuc* | |
| fire | C3Cim* | |
| sun | syayqw* | |
| star | kwusn* | |
| stone | xiyals* | |
| mountain | smanit* | |
| tree | s3ya* | |
| leaf | salya* | |
| night | nat* | |
| dog | sC3nu* | |
| fish | sCaliLtn* | |
| louse | m3C3n* | |
| one | pala* | |
| two | tmSin* | |
| I | calyu* | |
| you | n3wil* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ComoxSalishan40% alike
- SquamishSalishan28% alike
- NooksackSalishan26% alike
- HalkomelemSalishan24% alike
- Straits SalishSalishan24% alike
- Upper ChehalisSalishan24% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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