Shuswap
Shuswap is a Salishan language spoken in Canada. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Shuswap (; Secwepemctsín [səxʷəpəmxˈtʃin]) is a northern Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by the Secwépemc or Shuswap people of British Columbia. An endangered language, Shuswap is spoken mainly in the Central and Southern Interior of British Columbia between the Fraser River and the Rocky Mountains. According to the First Peoples' Cultural Council, 200 people speak Shuswap as a mother tongue, and there are 1,190 semi-speakers.
Shuswap is the northernmost of the Interior Salish languages, which are spoken in Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. There are two dialects of Shuswap:
Eastern: Kinbasket (Kenpesq't) and Shuswap Lake (Qw7ewt/Quaaout)
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Words in Shuswap
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | qlmuxw* | |
| name | skwest* | |
| eye | xkwtusten* | |
| ear | tene* | |
| nose | spseqs* | |
| tooth | xlexw* | |
| tongue | tixweck* | |
| hand | kelx* | |
| blood | mitkye* | |
| bone | qw3qwuL* | |
| skin | sespey* | |
| knee | qewistxen* | |
| breast | sq7em* | |
| liver | xceymen* | |
| water | séwłkʷe | |
| fire | t7ikw* | |
| sun | skwekw7es* | |
| star | s3kwusnt* | |
| stone | sxenx* | |
| mountain | skwlkwelt* | |
| tree | cxep* | |
| leaf | pc3kL* | |
| night | xc7uy* | |
| dog | sqexe7* | |
| fish | swewll | |
| louse | qwtixe7* | |
| one | nkwu7* | |
| two | s3sewL* | |
| I | ncewe* | |
| you | nwi7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- ThompsonSalishan45% alike
- OkanaganSalishan34% alike
- SpokaneSalishan29% alike
- Kalispel-Pend d'OreilleSalishan28% alike
- LillooetSalishan22% alike
- Columbia-WenatchiSalishan19% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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