Shuswap language

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The Shuswap language is an Indigenous North American language spoken by the Secwepemc people of British Columbia, Canada.

All labels observed (4)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations language
Indigenous language
North American language
Salishan language
country Canada
ethnicGroup Secwepemc
linked to: Secwepemc Nation
hasAlternativeName Secwepemc language
linked to: Shuswap language

Secwepemctsín language
Shuswap
hasBasicWordOrder flexible word order
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Secwepemc people
hasEndonym Secwepemctsín
hasExonym Shuswap
hasGlottocode shus1248
hasLanguagePrograms community-based language classes
school-based language instruction
hasLanguageRevitalizationEfforts true
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative
polysynthetic
hasPhonologicalFeature ejective consonants
rich consonant inventory
hasSpeakersIn Secwepemc reserves
linked to: Secwepemc Nation

nearby urban centres in British Columbia
isAssociatedWith Secwepemc Nation
isDocumentedIn dictionaries
linguistic grammars
isEndangered true
ISO639-3Code shs
isPartOf Interior Salish languages
Secwepemc cultural heritage
isRecognizedBy First Nations communities in British Columbia
isTaughtAt community learning centres
some schools in Secwepemc territory
isUsedFor ceremonial contexts
oral history
traditional stories
languageFamily Salishan languages
nativeName Secwepemctsín
region Interior of British Columbia
spokenBy Secwepemc people
spokenIn British Columbia
Canada
subfamily Interior Salish
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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

Salishan languages hasLanguage Shuswap language
Secwepemctsín alternateName Shuswap language
subject linked to: Secwepemctsín (Shuswap)
Nuxalk language hasNeighboringLanguage Shuswap language
Shuswap language hasAlternativeName Secwepemc language
linked to: Shuswap language
Interior Salish languages hasLanguage Shuswap language
Plateau linguistic area hasLanguage Shuswap language
Plateau linguistic area hasLanguage Thompson River Salish language
linked to: Shuswap language
Secwepemc Nation associatedWith Secwepemc language
linked to: Shuswap language
Thompson language neighboringLanguages Shuswap language (Secwepemctsín)
linked to: Shuswap language
Lillooet language closelyRelatedTo Thompson River Salish language
linked to: Shuswap language