Tla’amin language
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The Tla’amin language is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the Tla’amin people of British Columbia, Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tla’amin language canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language
ⓘ
Salishan language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Comox language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homalco language NERFINISHED ⓘ Klahoose language ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
carrier of Tla’amin oral history
ⓘ
key marker of Tla’amin identity ⓘ |
| documentation | linguistic fieldwork by Salishan specialists ⓘ |
| endangermentCause |
historical assimilation policies
ⓘ
residential school system in Canada ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tla’amin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Tla’amin Nation government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sliammon language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ɬaʔamɩn language ⓘ ɬəʔamɛn language ⓘ |
| hasCommunityResource |
audio recordings of fluent speakers
ⓘ
community dictionaries and word lists ⓘ |
| hasDomain | oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse |
adult language classes
ⓘ
taught in local schools ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | sliam1238 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | coo ⓘ |
| hasLinguasphereCode | 23-CBC-a ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
agglutinative
ⓘ
polysynthetic ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive glottalization
ⓘ
ejective consonants ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Central Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | head-marking language ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
documentation and recording projects ⓘ language classes in the Tla’amin community ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Tla’amin Nation members ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ |
| status | endangered language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Coast Salish languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Tla’amin Nation territory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
songs and prayers ⓘ traditional stories ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.