Language Needs Assessment: Kwam Kwum Tu Shxwaluq Wa Society


Funding Applcation: BC Language Initiative (BCLI)
Assessment Year: 2007/2008
Language: SENĆOŦEN / Malchosen / Lekwungen / Semiahmoo / T’Sou-ke

Organization

Kwam Kwum Tu Shxwaluq Wa Society
Patti Dobroski

This project will serve the following communities:



SXIMEȽEȽ (Esquimalt)



Community Population

Date of community's recent population poll: 2006, December
Population on reserve: 150
Population off reserve: 106
Total Population: 256
Information Source:

Community Language Fluency

Number that speak and understand language fluently 1
Age groups that speak the language fluently 75-84 ()

Number that understand and/or speak somewhat 3
Age groups who understand and/or speak somewhat 75-84 ()

Number that do not speak or understand the language 252
Number of people learning the language 0
Age groups that are learning the language

Total Number 256