| Shuswap | |
|---|---|
| Secwepemctsín | |
| Pronunciation | [ʃəxwəpməxˈtʃin] |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Central and Southern Interior of British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | 9,860 Secwepemc (2014, FPCC)[1] |
Native speakers | 200 (2014, FPCC)[1] 1,190 semi-speakers |
Salishan
| |
| Duployan shorthand (historical) | |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Secwepemc Cultural Education Society |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | shs |
| Glottolog | shus1248 |
| ELP | Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) |
 Shuswap is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Secwépemc (Shuswap) | |
|---|---|
| People | Secwépemc |
| Language | Secwepemctsín; Secwepemcékst |
| Country | Secwepemcúl̓ecw |
The Shuswap language (/ˈʃuːʃwɑːp/; Secwepemctsín, [ʃəxʷəpəməxˈtʃin]) is a northern Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by the Shuswap people (Secwépemc, [ʃəˈxʷɛpəməx]) of British Columbia. An endangered language, Shuswap is spoken mainly in the Central and Southern Interior of British Columbia between the Fraser River and the Rocky Mountains. According to the First Peoples' Cultural Council, 200 people speak Shuswap as a mother tongue, and there are 1,190 semi-speakers.[1]
Shuswap is the northernmost of the Interior Salish languages, which are spoken in Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. There are two dialects of Shuswap:
- Eastern: Kinbasket (Kenpesq’t) and Shuswap Lake (Qw7ewt/Quaaout)
- Western: Canim Lake (Tsq’escen), Chu Chua (Simpcw), Deadman's Creek (Skitsestn/Skeetchestn)–Kamloops (Tk'emlups), Fraser River (Splatsin, Esk’et), and Pavilion (Tsk’weylecw)–Bonaparte (St’uxtews)
The other Northern Interior Salish languages are Lillooet and Thompson.
Most of the material in this article is from Kuipers (1974).[2]