Alternate Names: Northern Straits Salish, Straits
Dialects: Saanich, Semiahmoo, Songish, Ts’ooke.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20 in Canada (Golla 2007). Population total all countries: 25. Ethnic population: 3,020 (2001 census). L2 users: 100 in Canada.
Language Use: Ts’ooke, Semiahmoo, and Songish dialects have no remaining speakers. Shifting to English [eng]. Ceremonies, tribal identity. Speakers 60 and older. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 100%. Literacy rate high among L1 speakers. Dictionary. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: Canada