Ethnologue

Squamish

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Skwxwu’mesh snichim

Population

7 (FPCC 2014). 34 semi-speakers (FPCC 2014). L2 users: 0 (2000). Ethnic population: 4,080 (FPCC 2014).

Location

British Columbia province: north of Vancouver.

Language Maps

Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Squamish.

Classification

Typology

VSO.

Language Use

Shifting to English [eng]. Ceremonial contexts, community gatherings. Elderly only. All also use English [eng].

Language Development

Many literates. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Band-sponsored language program has offered K-12 classes in public schools for 25 years (Golla 2007).

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn], limited usage.