Saanich dialect

Saanich
Saanich
SENĆOŦEN Sənčáθən
Native to	Canada, United States
Region	British Columbia, Washington
Native speakers	ca. 5 (2014)
Language family	Salishan Coast Central Salishan North Straits Saanich; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	SENĆOŦEN ; Sometimes NAPA
Official status
Official language in	Pauquachin; Tsawout; Tsartlip; Tseycum
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	saan1246
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Saanich (also Sənčáθən, written as SENĆOŦEN in Saanich orthography and pronounced [sənˈt͡ʃɑs̪ən]) is the language of the First Nations Saanich people in the Pacific Northwest region of northwestern North America. Saanich is a Coast Salishan language in the Northern Straits dialect continuum, the varieties of which are closely related to the Klallam language.

^ There were 6 speakers of North Straits Salish in 8 of the 10 communities in 2014,[1] and 3 speakers of the only other surviving dialect in 2011.[2]
^ "Á,LEṈENEȻ ȽTE – Our Homeland". W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council. W̱SÁNEĆ Nation. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "SENĆOŦEN Survival School". W̱SÁNEĆ School Board. W̱SÁNEĆ Nation. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ W̱SÁNEĆ School Board; Swallow, Tye (30 November 2018). "Chapter 9 – Learning from the Homeland: An Emerging Process for Indigenizing Education". In Williams, Wanosts'a7 Lorna; Snively, Gloria (eds.). Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science, Book 2. ePublishing Services, University of Victoria Libraries. ÁLEṈENEȻ means "homeland" in the SENĆOŦEN language.

Saanich
SENĆOŦEN Sənčáθən
Native to	Canada, United States
Region	British Columbia, Washington
Native speakers	ca. 5 (2014)^[1]
Language family	Salishan Coast Central Salishan North Straits Saanich
Writing system	SENĆOŦEN Sometimes NAPA
Official status
Official language in	Pauquachin Tsawout Tsartlip Tseycum
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	`saan1246`

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