Coast Salish languages
E451355
Coast Salish languages are a group of closely related Indigenous languages of the Salishan family traditionally spoken in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, including parts of British Columbia and Washington State.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Salish languages canonical | 8 |
| Straits Salish languages | 2 |
| Coast Salish | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Salishan language subgroup
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| arealFeature | Pacific Northwest Sprachbund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Interior Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
central to Coast Salish oral traditions
ⓘ
used in ceremonial contexts ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
colonial language policies
ⓘ
residential and boarding school systems ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script (various orthographies) ⓘ |
| includeLanguage |
Comox language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Downriver Halkomelem NERFINISHED ⓘ Halkomelem NERFINISHED ⓘ Island Halkomelem NERFINISHED ⓘ Lushootseed NERFINISHED ⓘ Nooksack language NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Straits Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) NERFINISHED ⓘ Squamish language NERFINISHED ⓘ Straits Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ Upriver Halkomelem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
complex verb morphology
ⓘ
rich derivational morphology ⓘ |
| partOf | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
glottalized consonants
ⓘ
large consonant inventories ⓘ uvular consonants ⓘ |
| region |
coastal regions of the Salish Sea
ⓘ
northwestern Washington ⓘ southwestern British Columbia ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community-based immersion programs
ⓘ
digital and online learning resources ⓘ university and college language courses ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Indigenous languages of North America ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
linguistic documentation projects ⓘ |
| syntacticFeature |
lack of clear noun-verb distinction in many languages
ⓘ
predicate-focus constructions ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf | Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology |
head-marking
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ predicate-initial word order (often VSO or VOS) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
First Nations communities in British Columbia
ⓘ
Native American tribes in Washington State ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coast Salish
this entity surface form:
Straits Salish languages
this entity surface form:
Straits Salish languages