Clallam

A language of United States

ISO 639: clm
Alternate Names: Klallam, Na’klallam, S’klallam
Population: 6 in United States, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers in United States, but emerging L2 speakers. The last fluent speaker, Hazel Sampson, died in 2014 (2014 J. Kaminsky). L2 users: 6. Ethnic population: 3,000 (2014 J. Kaminsky). Total users in all countries: 6 (as L1: 0; as L2: 6).
Location:: Washington: Port Angeles and northeast Olympic Peninsula.
Language Status: 9 (Reawakening). Language of registered tribe: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha Tribal Community, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Skokomish Indian Tribe.
Classification: Salish, Central Salish
Dialects: Most similar to the Saanich dialect of Northern Straits Salish [str].
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Taught as a heritage language K-12 at a handful of schools on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, including at Port Angeles High School.

Canada

Location: British Columbia province: southern Vancouver island, Becher Bay Reserve.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant)

Location: Washington: Port Angeles and northeast Olympic Peninsula.