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Shuswap Indian Language (Secwepmec)

Shuswap is a Salishan language of British Columbia. Only a few dozen elders speak Shuswap fluently now, but some young Shuswaps are working to keep their ancestral language alive.

˜Shuswap Language

Shuswap language samples and resources.

˜Shuswap Culture and History

Information and links about the Shuswap tribe past and present.

˜Shuswap Language Resources –

Shuswap Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Secwepemc Language
Language department of the Secwepemc First Nation, who also have books and tapes for sale.

Secwepemctsin, Language of the Secwepemc
Article on the Shuswap language, with an illustrated alphabet chart.

Secwepemctsin
Shuswap orthography and text example.

Shuswap Language
Scanned-in language information including excerpts from a collection of Shuswap texts.

The Shuswap Language
Profile and linguistic bibliography of Shuswap from the Yinka Dene Language Institute.

Shuswap Language Plaque
Canadian human rights tribute written in Shuswap.

Salish Placenames:
Pacific Northwest place names in Shuswap, Lushootseed, Bella Coola, Straits Salish, Spokane, and Coeur d'Alene.

Shuswap
Demographic information about the Shuswap language from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Shuswap Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources

A Report on Shuswap with a Squamish Lexical Appendix
Linguistics book for sale on Shuswap and Squamish.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Lengua Shuswap:
Information on the Shuswap language in Spanish.
Shuswaps:
Shuswap links.

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