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Stz'uminus FirstVoices
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Language Name
Halkomelem.
Alternate Language Names
Halq̓eméylem, Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓.
Region
British Columbia, Canada; Washington, United States.
Who
Stz'uminus First Nation.
Others Involved
This dictionary was built using FirstVoices, from the First People's Cultural Council. Others involved such as speakers and language recorders, are cited in individual entries.
Willie Seymour (Language expert) provided the About Our Language site welcome.
Publishing Information
As of late 2023, the most recent update to the dictionary was in June 2023. There is no information on when this dictionary was launched. This dictionary is published on the FirstVoices platform.
How People are Cited
This resource does not often cite speakers and contributors by name. In the information section of each audio file speakers are not often named, and instead only Stz'uminus First Nation is listed. The names of the individuals who recorded each entry are included. The references in the metadata of each entry varies. Entries are often attributed to the Stz'uminus Hulq Program. More recent entries do name speakers and contributors in both the audio information and metadata of each entry.
How Information is Cited
The source of most entries is cited under the metadata tab.
Where is Information Coming from
The information in this dictionary comes from speakers and teachers, which are cited in the metadata tab. The Stz'uminus Hulq Program is often cited. More recent entries provide the names of specific speakers as a source.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is a multimedia website, and includes images and audio. It is built using the FirstVoices platform.
Access
This dictionary is open access.
Included Languages and Directionality
Hul'q'umi'num' to English. The search function works in both directions.
Dialects Included
This is a dictionary of Hul'qumi'num', the Island dialect of Halkomelem. This dictionary is of the dialect spoken by the Stz'uminus First Nation.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, multimedia, online dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically by Hul'q'umi'num' by default, and can be filtered by first letter. When using the search feature, entries are organized by relevance.
Entries can also be sorted by categories or part of speech.
Each entry includes the Hul'q'umi'num' entry, and the English translation. Most entries also include an audio recording of the Hul'q'umi'num' entry.
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
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| Guide to use and understand | ❌ | |
| Audio | ✅ | |
| Images | ✅ | |
| Example phrases | ✅ | Under the Phrases tab |
| Speakers marked | ✅ | Cited by name within the audio information and in the metadata tab (more so with recent entries) |
| Dialects marked | ❌ | This dictionary only contains one dialect |
External Links
Visit the Stz'uminus FirstVoices here: https://www.firstvoices.com/stzuminus/