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Name: Squamish Type: Language Alternate Names: Sqwxwumish; Skwxwu7mesh; Squawmisht; sqʷxʷúʔməš; Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh Spoken in: Canada Number of speakers: 15 (2002 W. Poser). Ethnic population: 2,300 (Ethnologue) Number of speakers: 15 (World Oral Literature Project) Code: squ Code Standard: ISO 639-3 Documentation: SIL Families: Salishan (Salish) Parent Subgroup: Central Salish; Coast Salish (csal) Brief Description: "Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh snichim) is the Central Salish language of the Squamish reserves on Howe Sound and Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, on the Strait of Georgia immediately north of the city of Vancouver. There are fewer than 20 first language speakers, the youngest in their late 60s, out of a total population of 2,000." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Languages 2007 pg. 23

Endangerment Status

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UNESCO Status: Critically endangered Ethnologue Status: Nearly Extinct Sutherland's Red List: Critically Endangered