Halkomelem

Salishan language HalkomelemHalq̓eméylem / Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ / hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓A farewell sign at Tsawwassen Mills in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. The Halkomelem text reads "ʔəy̓ sweyəl", which means 'good day'.Native toCanada, United StatesRegionSouthwestern British Columbia into Northern WashingtonEthnicityvarious Halkomelem-speaking peoplesNative speakersc. 100–260 in Canada (2014)25 in the US (1997)Language familySalishan Coast SalishCentralHalkomelemWriting systemNAPALanguage codesISO 639-3hurGlottologhalk1245ELPHulʻqʻumiʻnumʻ (Halkomelem)Halkomelem is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Halkomelem (/ˌhɒlkəˈmeɪləm/ HALL-kə-MAY-ləm; Halq̓eméylem in the Upriver dialect, Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ in the Island dialect, and hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ in the Downriver dialect) is a Salishan language spoken by various First Nations peoples of the British Columbia Coast. It is spoken in British Co