Halkomelem

English Alternative forms en Holkomelem Pronunciation en /hɒlkəˈmeɪləm/ Proper noun A Central Salishan language spoken around the Lower Fraser River and on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, by the Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem, Musqueam, Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Tsleil-Waututh First Nations downriver, by the Aitchelitz, Skway, Skowkale, Soowahlie, Squiala, Tzeachten, and Yakweakwioose First Nations upriver, and by the Cowichan, Halalt, Lamalchi, Lyackson, Penelakut, Snuneymuxw, Snaw-naw-as, Stzꞌuminus, and Tsꞌuubaa-asatx on Vancouver Island. en Cara McKenna Language Keeper: The last fluent speaker of Stó:lō’s Indigenous dialect in race against time w:APTN News 2016-06-15 https://www.aptnnews.ca/featured/language-keeper-the-last-fluent-speaker-of-stolos-indigenous-dialect-in-race-against-time/ At 77, she’s the last known fluent speaker of the Stó:lō Nation’s Upriver Halkomelem language (also called Halq’eméylem) – a Salish dialect that’s related to two other Halkomelem dialects, but distinct to the Stó:lō people. https://web.archive.org/web/20241210203035/https://www.aptnnews.ca/featured/language-keeper-the-last-fluent-speaker-of-stolos-indigenous-dialect-in-race-against-time/ 10 December 2024 en Wawmeesh Hamilton Urban Cree reclaim their heritage by learning the most common Indigenous language in Metro Vancouver 2020-02-08 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cree-lessons-vancouver-1.5454877 In the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleilwaututh First Nations, the most commonly understood Indigenous mother tongue isn't Halkomelem. It's Cree, according to Statistics Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20221026161035/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cree-lessons-vancouver-1.5454877 26 October 2022 Hypernyms en Downriver Halkomelem, en hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, en hən'q'əmin'əm' en Island Halkomelem, en Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓, en Hul'q'umi'num' en Upriver Halkomelem, en Halq'eméylem Translations Central Salishan language French: fr halkomelem m Halkomelem: hur Halq̓eméylem, hur Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓, hur hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ Russian: ru халкоме́лем m Further reading hur en Languages