SENĆOŦEN

Sencoten SENCOTEN English Alternative forms en Sencoten SENCOTEN Etymology en str SENĆOŦEN. Pronunciation en /sən.tʃɑ.sən/ Proper noun Saanich language en John Elliot, Peter Brand, and Chris Harvey Proposal to Add Four SENĆOŦEN Latin Charaters 2004 1 https://unicode.org/L2/L2004/04170-sencoten.pdf The SENĆOŦEN language is spoken on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It’s orthography was created by the late Dave Elliott, a respected member of the Saanich First Nation. https://web.archive.org/web/20261011004854/http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2004/04170-sencoten.pdf 11 October 2026 en Clare Hennig, Jean Paetkau Vancouver Island school children get their hands dirty learning SENĆOŦEN language CBC News 2018-09-05 Students at one Vancouver Island school are taking immersive language learning a step further — and getting their hands dirty practising SENĆOŦEN, one of the Coast Salish group of languages. en Daphne Bramham Daphne Bramham: O Canada: This year, a lament and a hope for our nation Vancouver Sun 2021-06-30 https://vancouversun.com/news/daphne-bramham-o-canada-this-year-a-lament-and-a-hope-for-our-nation Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin has set an example for British Columbians. Since her appointment in 2019, she has been learning SENĆOŦEN with the blessing and help of the W̱SÁNEĆ people (Saanich) from southern Vancouver Island. While she is being tutored, lessons are available online. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124064110/https://vancouversun.com/news/daphne-bramham-o-canada-this-year-a-lament-and-a-hope-for-our-nation 24 January 2022 en SENĆOŦEN for settlers: Vancouver Island First Nation puts language and culture online CBC News 2021-09-16 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sen%C4%87o%C5%A7en-for-settlers-vancouver-island-first-nation-puts-language-and-culture-online-1.6178669 More than a century of colonization and residential school policies have taken a toll on the WSÁNEĆ language, SENĆOŦEN.SENĆOŦEN is one of the Coast Salish group of languages that is written in a mainly upper-case alphabet, uniquely created by a community member in the 1970s to express the syllabic subtleties.Today, there are fewer than a dozen fluent speakers, and just over 100 semi-fluent speakers. https://web.archive.org/web/20250723070533/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sen%C4%87o%C5%A7en-for-settlers-vancouver-island-first-nation-puts-language-and-culture-online-1.6178669 23 July 2025 en Paul Waldie Pitching in: Philanthropist leaves legacy of conservation in B.C. The Globe and Mail 2024-07-26 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-pitching-in-philanthropist-leaves-legacy-of-conservation-in-bc/ The university plans to use the site as a learning and research centre, as well as space for artists, scholars and writers in residence. It has also agreed to work with the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust and Salt Spring Island Conservancy to care for the land. And it will also collaborate with the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples to ensure their interests are recognized. https://web.archive.org/web/20250724131241/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-pitching-in-philanthropist-leaves-legacy-of-conservation-in-bc/ 24 July 2025 Saanich Alternative forms verb str SENĆOSEN Etymology From str SÁ¸NEĆ<t:to recline> -OŦIN<t:mouth>. Pronunciation str /sənˈt͡ʃas̪ən/ Proper noun proper noun 2 Saanich language str W̱SÁNEĆḴEN Verb verb 2 to speak in Saanich Derived terms str SENĆOŦENTW̱<t:to speak to someone in Saanich> See also str W̱SÁNEĆ Saanich (people) References 479–80 str Languages