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Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ, Teachers of


  • Teachers of Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language.

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    • Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language teachers
    • Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ teachers
    • Island Halkomelem, Teachers of
    • Island Halkomelem language teachers
    • Island Halkomelem teachers
    • Teachers, Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ
    • Teachers, Island Halkomelem
    • Teachers of Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ
    • Teachers of Island Halkomelem

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    • found: Work cat.: Peter, Ruby. What was said to me, 2021:p. v (One of her passions as a young mother was to revitalize the Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language for her people; Her life was filled with her family and defined by her determination to document and teach the Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language) p. ix (Ruby was inspired by her mother to learn to write Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ and teach others in order for this not to be lost for the Coast Salish people) p. xi-xiii (Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language teacher; In 1995 she co-edited The Cowichan Dictionary of the Hulʼqumiʼnum Dialect of the Coast Salish People; she continued to collaborate on developing Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ curriculum for post-secondary programs) p. 160 (Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language instructor) (OCoLC)1233178878
    • found: Ethnologue, Oct. 28, 2022(Halkomelem; a language of Canada ISO 639-3: hur; alternate names: Holkomelem; Dialects: Downriver Halkomelem (Hun’qumi’num’), Upriver Halkomelem (Halq’eméylem), Island Halkomelem (Hul’q’umín’um’))
    • found: Hul'q̲umi'num' dictionary, ©1995:cover title (Cowichan dictionary of the Hul'qumi'num dialect of the Coast Salish people)
    • found: Poser, W.J. The names of the First Nations languages of British Columbia, 2009, viewed online Oct. 28, 2022:p. 6 (Halkomelem. This language consists of three dialects: (a) Upriver, known to its speakers as /halq'eméylem/, spoken by Stó:lo people living upriver from Sumas; (b) Downriver, known to its speakers as /hun'qumi'num'/, spoken downriver from Matsqui, including Musqueam, Katzie, and Tsawwassen; and (c) Island, known to its speakers as /hul'q'umín'um/, spoken by bands including the Nanoose, Nanaimo, Chemainus, Cowichan, and Malahat. The English term is an anglicization of a compromise among the terms used in the three dialects.)
    • found: LCSH, Oct. 28, 2022(Island Halkomelem dialect. UF Hul'q'umín'um' dialect. BT British Columbia-- Languages; Halkomelem language)
    • found: Cowichan Tribes website, Oct. 28, 2022:Member services > Culture and education > Dictionary Project (Through the Dictionary Project, Cowichan Tribes is keeping the language alive by: Increasing the number of Hul’qumi’num teachers and speakers)

  • General Notes

    • Teachers of Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language.

  • History Notes

    • [Established January 2023.]

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  • Change Notes

    • 2022-10-27: new
    • 2023-01-27: revised

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