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Encyclopedia > Halkomelem

Halkomelem (Halq'eméylem) is a Salish language of the First Nations around the Fraser river and the southern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.


The word "Halkomelem" is an anglicization for a language with three dialects: Halq'eméylem, the dialect spoken by the upriver Sto:lo of the Fraser Valley, Hun'qumi'num' , the dialect of the downriver Stó:lo, and Hul'q'umín'um' , spoken by the Nanoose, Nanaimo, Chemainus, Cowichan, and Malahat people of Vancouver Island.


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Halkomelem (Halq'eméylem) is a Salish language of the First Nations around the Fraser river and the southern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
The word "Halkomelem" is an anglicization for a language with three dialects : Halq'eméylem, the dialect spoken by the upriver Stó:lÃ…Â of the Fraser Valley, Hun'qumi'num', the dialect of the downriver Stó:lÃ…Â, and Hul'q'umín'um', spoken by the Nanoose, Nanaimo, Chemainus, Cowichan, and Malahat people of Vancouver Island.
The Halkomelem language is near extinction largely due to the extensive transportation of First Nations children to residential schools.
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