Meaning of North Straits Salish | Babel Free

Definitions

Language composed of several mutually-intelligible dialects within the Coast Salish language family spoken in western Washington and British Columbia.

Examples

“The Saanich dialect of North Straits Salish is spoken on and around several reserves on the Saanich Peninsula of Vancouver Island just north of the British Columbia provincial capital, Victoria.”

“These peoples were originally composed of a diverse group of extended families who shared a common dialect of the North Straits Salish language that they called Lekwungen.”

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