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Sḵwxwú7mesh Language
Squamish ( ; ', ''sníchim'' meaning "language") is a Coast Salish languages, Coast Salish language spoken by the Squamish people of the Pacific Northwest. It is spoken in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, centred on their Indian reserve, reserve communities in Squamish, British Columbia, Squamish, North Vancouver (district municipality), North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. An archaic historical rendering of the native ' is ''Sko-ko-mish'' but this should not be confused with the name of the Skokomish people of Washington (state), Washington state. Squamish is most closely related to the Sechelt language, Sechelt, Halkomelem, and Nooksack language, Nooksack languages. The Squamish language was first documented in the 1880s by a German anthropologist;; however the grammar of the language was documented by the Dutch linguist Aert Kuipers in the 1960s. The orthography or spelling system of the language came about in the 1960s, while the first Squamish dictionary was published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
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