DICTIONARY PROJECT
The Hul’qumi’num language was
traditionally an oral-only language and is at risk of becoming
extinct. Through the Dictionary Project, Cowichan
Tribes is keeping the language alive by:
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Converting the spoken language into a written orthography;
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Providing community language classes;
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Increasing the number of Hul’qumi’num
teachers and speakers;
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Introducing the Hul’qumi’num language in
schools; and
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Providing Cultural Teaching Assistants to the
schools. There are currently seven Cultural Teaching
Assistants in schools with a high First Nations enrolment.
Most Dictionary Project staff are fluent
Hul’qumi’num speakers.
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