Tsartlip dialect

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The Tsartlip dialect is a regional variety of the Northern Straits Salish language traditionally spoken by the Tsartlip First Nation on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tsartlip dialect canonical 1
Tseycum dialect 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
regional variety of Northern Straits Salish
associatedWith Tsartlip First Nation governance and community life
closelyRelatedTo other Northern Straits Salish dialects
country Canada
ethnicGroup W̱SÁNEĆ people NERFINISHED
hasType indigenous language variety of North America
languageBranch Coast Salish languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Salishan languages
languageStatus endangered language variety
province British Columbia
region Saanich Peninsula NERFINISHED
revitalizationEfforts community-based language programs
language classes for Tsartlip members
spokenBy Tsartlip First Nation NERFINISHED
spokenIn Tsartlip reserve NERFINISHED
subdivisionOf Northern Straits Salish language NERFINISHED
subfamily Straits Salish NERFINISHED
traditionalRegion southern Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
usedFor ceremonial contexts
cultural practices
oral traditions
usedIn Tsartlip community NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

phonemic orthography used for Straits Salish languages

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Straits Salish hasDialect Tsartlip dialect
Northern Straits Salish hasDialect Tsartlip dialect
this entity surface form: Tseycum dialect