Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) language
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The Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) language is a Coast Salish Indigenous language of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands, spoken by the W̱SÁNEĆ people and known for active revitalization efforts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saanich (SENĆOŦEN) language canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish language
ⓘ
Indigenous language ⓘ Salishan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
SENĆOŦEN
NERFINISHED
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Saanich language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sənčáθən NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Straits Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Saanich dialect of North Straits Salish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central to W̱SÁNEĆ identity
ⓘ
encodes kinship and governance concepts ⓘ encodes traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
polysynthesis
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pronominal clitics ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant clusters
ⓘ
ejective consonants ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
archival documentation
ⓘ
audio recordings ⓘ dictionaries ⓘ grammars ⓘ pedagogical materials ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
ergative-like alignment patterns
ⓘ
predicate-initial word order tendencies ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | W̱SÁNEĆ territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
adult language classes
ⓘ
community immersion programs ⓘ curriculum development in local schools ⓘ digital and online learning resources ⓘ language nests and preschool programs ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | active revitalization ⓘ |
| spokenBy | W̱SÁNEĆ people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Coast Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cultural ceremonies
ⓘ
place names in W̱SÁNEĆ territory ⓘ songs and dances ⓘ traditional stories and oral histories ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
SENĆOŦEN Latin-based orthography
ⓘ
Saanich orthography developed by Dave Elliott Sr. ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.