Need A Halkomelem Translation? We Can Help.
Halkomelem is spoken in southwestern British Columbia, Canada and into northern Washington, United States. Halkomelem has three distinct dialect groups:
- An Island dialect spoken by the Snuynemuxw, Nanoonse, Chemainus, Cowichan, Halalt, Lake Cowichan, Lyackson, and Penelakut.
- A Downriver dialect, spoken by the Musqueam, Twawwassen, Kawntlen, Tsleil-Waututh, Qayqayt, Kwikwetlem, and Katzie First Nations.
- An Upriver dialect, called Upper Sto:lo, spoken between Matsqui First Nation and Yale.
Halkomelem is currently considered an endangered language with only 260 native speakers in 35 of 42 communities in Canada.
Choose wintranslation
An award-winning translation service provider based in North America, wintranslation has a fifteen year track record in managing complex multimedia and large-scale projects on time and on budget. Our company specializes in the translation of Canada’s Indigenous languages including Cree, Inuinnaqtun, Mohawk and Dene. Please see our languages page for a full list of languages and dialects we currently support.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HELP WITH YOUR NEXT HALKOMELEM PROJECT
CONTACT US FOR A FREE QUOTE
Related Services
Gitxsan Translation Services
Gitxsan (alternatively spelled Gitksan or Gitxsanimaax) is an Aboriginal language spoken by the Gitxsan First Nations tribe of northwestern British Columbia. It is part of…
Mohawk Translation Services
Kanienʼkéha is an Iroquoian language spoken by around 3,500 people, mainly in Canada (southern Ontario and Quebec), and to a…
Anishininiimowin (Oji-Cree) Translation Services
Anishininiimowin (ᐊᓂᐦᔑᓂᓃᒧᐏᐣ), also known as Oji-Cree or Severn Ojibwa is a language mainly spoken in northern Ontario and parts of…