HALKOMELEM Definition & Meaning

Halkomelem

[hal-kuh-mey-uh-luhm]

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noun

a Coast Salish language spoken by more than 40 peoples along the Fraser River and its tributaries, on the coast of mainland British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, and in northern Washington State.

adjective

of or relating to Halkomelem, a Coast Salish language of British Columbia and Washington State, or to its speakers.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Halkomelem¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from Halkomelem �Ჹ��é�� (Upriver dialect), ��ܱ��ܳ�í��ܳ�� (Island dialect), and ��ə��ə��ə�� (Downriver dialect), a self-designation

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Example Sentences

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The family spoke Halkomelem, a native language that was widely spoken in what is now British Columbia but also in the Nooksack River valley until the mid-20th century; it eventually largely replaced the original Nooksack language, Lhechalosem.

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Mr. Foot, who also went by the name Sasquatch, or Sásq’ets in the original Halkomelem, was 4,000 years old.

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