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Meaning of Halq'eméylem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

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Noun. [C1]

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Little more than a generation ago, students were punished for speaking Halq’eméylem. So it was a special occasion as the sound of the Coast Salish language rang through the halls of Hatzic Middle School in Mission, B.C., this month. More than 120 students from 12 schools across the Fraser Valley gathered for an annual translation contest in Halq’eméylem, the language of Sto:lo communities. There is currently only one fluent Halq’eméylem speaker, a woman in her 80s.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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