Southern Tsimshian dialect
Tsimshian variety of British Columbia, Canada
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Southern Tsimshian, Sgüüx̣s[note 1] (pronounced: /skiːxs/[8]) or Sgüümk,[6] is the southern dialect of the Tsimshian language, spoken by the Gitga'ata and Kitasoo Tsimshians in Klemtu, B.C. It became extinct with the death of the last remaining speaker, Violet Neasloss.
| Southern Tsimshian | |
|---|---|
| Sgüüx̣s, Sgüümk | |
| Pronunciation | [skiːxs] |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | northwest British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | Tsimshian people |
| Extinct | 2013, with the death of Violet Neasloss[1][2] |
| Revival | 4 learners (2018)[1] |
Tsimshianic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | tsi |
| ISO 639-3 | tsi (with Coast Tsimshian) |
tsi-sou | |
| Glottolog | sout2962 |
| ELP | Ski:xs (Southern Tsimshian) |
 Southern Tsimshian | |
Sgüüx̣s is close to Coast Tsimshian and has been described[9] as a highly conservative dialect, however the two may not have been mutually intelligible with Coast Tsimshian.[10] The name Sgüüx̣s means "the language beside."
Specialist John Asher Dunn wrote several articles on the language,[11] from which the term Southern Tsimshian arose.[12]