Saanich Language (Samish, Lummi, North Straits Salish)
There were originally several dialects of Northern Straits Salish, including Saanich,
Samish, Songish,
Sooke, Semiahmoo,
and Lummi, all
of which were similar enough that a speaker of one could understand a speaker of another. Today, only a few dozen native speakers
of the Saanich dialect of Straits Salish remain, although there are still partially fluent speakers of Lummi and Samish.
Straits Salish is a Salishan language of British Columbia and
Washington state, most closely related to Klallam.
Saanich Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in Saanich, Samish, and Lummi, with comparison to words in other Salishan languages.
Straits Salish Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions
Saanich Language
Online dictionary and a linguistic dissertation on Saanich.
The Northern Straits Salish Language
Profile and linguistic bibliography of Lummi, Saanich, and Samish from the Yinka Dene Language Institute.
Sencoten
Saanich language orthography and text example.
Straits Salish Language
Scanned-in language information including phonology and excerpts from a collection of Straits Salish texts.
Salish Placenames:
Pacific Northwest place names in Straits Salish, Lushootseed, Shuswap, Nuxalk, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene.
Straits Salish
Demographic information about the Saanich-Samish-Lummi language from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Pacific Northwest Language Domains:
Language map of Lummi and other Northwest Coast languages of Washington, Oregon and California.
Straits Salish Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources
American Indian cultures
Saanich Vocabulary
Phonology, Morphology, and Word List for the Samish Dialect of Straits Salish 
