SENĆOŦEN
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SENĆOŦEN is an Indigenous Coast Salish language traditionally spoken by the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich) people of southern Vancouver Island and nearby Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Coast Salish language
→
Indigenous language → Salishan language → |
| alternativeName |
Saanich
→
Saanich dialect → |
| belongsToLinguisticArea |
North Straits Salish
→
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Saanich dialect of North Straits Salish
→
|
| country |
Canada
→
|
| culturalRole |
central to W̱SÁNEĆ identity
→
used in ceremonies → used in traditional stories → |
| endangeredStatus |
endangered
→
|
| hasDiacritics |
yes
→
|
| hasImmersionPrograms |
yes
→
|
| hasLanguageDocumentation |
audio recordings
→
dictionaries → grammars → |
| hasNumberOfSpeakersStatus |
small speaker population
→
|
| hasOrthographyDeveloper |
W̱SÁNEĆ community members
→
|
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant clusters
→
ejective consonants → glottalized consonants → |
| hasRevitalizationPartner |
W̱SÁNEĆ School Board
→
local universities → |
| hasSpecialCharacters |
yes
→
|
| ISO639-3Code |
str
→
|
| languageFamily |
Salishan
→
|
| languageRevitalization |
active
→
|
| province |
British Columbia
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|
| region |
Gulf Islands
→
southern Vancouver Island → |
| spokenBy |
Saanich people
NERFINISHED
→
W̱SÁNEĆ people NERFINISHED → |
| subfamily |
Coast Salish
→
|
| taughtAt |
Camosun College
→
University of Victoria → |
| taughtIn |
W̱SÁNEĆ schools
→
community programs → |
| traditionalTerritoryOf |
W̱SÁNEĆ Nation
NERFINISHED
→
|
| UNESCOStatus |
definitely endangered
→
|
| usedIn |
place names in Gulf Islands
→
place names on southern Vancouver Island → |
| writingSystem |
Latin-based orthography
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Coast Salish peoples
→
|
hasLanguage |