Alternate Names: Holkomelem
Dialects: Downriver Halkomelem, Island Halkomelem, Upriver Halkomelem.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 570 in Canada (2011 census). 100 additional passive speakers. Population total all countries: 595. Ethnic population: 6,700 (Golla 2007).
Language Use: Older adults. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Language preservation activities in all dialects. Dictionary. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: Canada
Other Comments: Language courses (1991).