Lekwungen dialect

Lekwungen (Lekwungen: lək̕ʷəŋ̕ín̕əŋ̕ or lək̓ʷəŋiʔnəŋ; also called Songhees or Songish) is a variety of North Straits Salish, a Salishan language spoken by the Lekwungen on Vancouver Island in British Columbia in Canada and on San Juan Island in the State of Washington in the United States. The last native speaker died in 2025, but there are ongoing movements to revitalize it.