Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
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Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) is an Interior Salish Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Secwepemc people in the south-central interior of British Columbia, Canada.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secwepemctsín | 3 |
| Secwepemc | 1 |
| Secwepemc (Shuswap) traditional territory | 1 |
| Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) canonical | 1 |
| eastern Secwepemctsín | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2588230 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) Context triple: [Indigenous languages of Canada, includesLanguage, Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)]
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A.
Nlaka'pamux
The Nlaka'pamux are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, whose traditional territory includes the Fraser Canyon region.
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B.
Woods Cree
Woods Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the forested regions of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba and speaking a distinct dialect of the Cree language.
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C.
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community whose traditional territory centers around the Burrard Inlet area of what is now Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
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D.
Tsawwassen First Nation
Tsawwassen First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, known for its modern treaty and self-governing status.
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E.
Nlaka’pamux Nation
The Nlaka’pamux Nation is an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language, culture, and traditional territory along the Fraser and Thompson Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) Target entity description: Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) is an Interior Salish Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Secwepemc people in the south-central interior of British Columbia, Canada.
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A.
Nlaka'pamux
The Nlaka'pamux are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, whose traditional territory includes the Fraser Canyon region.
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B.
Woods Cree
Woods Cree are a subgroup of the Cree people, traditionally inhabiting the forested regions of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba and speaking a distinct dialect of the Cree language.
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C.
Tsleil-Waututh Nation
The Tsleil-Waututh Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community whose traditional territory centers around the Burrard Inlet area of what is now Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
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D.
Tsawwassen First Nation
Tsawwassen First Nation is an Indigenous Coast Salish community located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, known for its modern treaty and self-governing status.
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E.
Nlaka’pamux Nation
The Nlaka’pamux Nation is an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada, with a distinct language, culture, and traditional territory along the Fraser and Thompson Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous language
ⓘ
Interior Salish language ⓘ Salishan language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Shuswap
ⓘ
Shuswap language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Nlaka'pamux language
ⓘ
surface form:
Nłeʔkepmxcín (Thompson River Salish)
St’át’imcets (Lillooet) ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central to Secwepemc identity
ⓘ
vehicle for transmission of Secwepemc traditional knowledge ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Secwepemc Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Secwepemc
|
| hasBasicWordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Secwepemctsín
northern Secwepemctsín ⓘ western Secwepemctsín ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch | documented in grammars and dictionaries ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationSupport |
First Peoples’ Cultural Council
ⓘ
Secwepemc Cultural Education Society ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
ejective consonants ⓘ uvular consonants ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | shs ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Salishan languages ⓘ |
| languageRevitalization |
taught in community language programs
ⓘ
taught in some schools in Secwepemc communities ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
self-link
ⓘ
surface form:
Secwepemctsín
|
| region |
British Columbia
ⓘ
south-central interior of British Columbia ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Secwepemc people ⓘ |
| spokenInCommunity |
100 Mile House
ⓘ
surface form:
100 Mile House, British Columbia
Barriere, British Columbia ⓘ Chase, British Columbia ⓘ Kamloops ⓘ
surface form:
Kamloops, British Columbia
Williams Lake, British Columbia ⓘ |
| subfamily | Interior Salish languages ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | Secwepemcúl’ecw ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
oral storytelling traditions ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Secwepemctsín practical orthography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) Description of subject: Secwepemctsín (Shuswap) is an Interior Salish Indigenous language traditionally spoken by the Secwepemc people in the south-central interior of British Columbia, Canada.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Secwepemc (Shuswap) traditional territory
this entity surface form:
Secwepemc
this entity surface form:
Secwepemctsín
subject surface form:
Secwepemctsín
this entity surface form:
Secwepemctsín
subject surface form:
Secwepemctsín
this entity surface form:
eastern Secwepemctsín
this entity surface form:
Secwepemctsín