SENĆOŦEN

See also: Sencoten and SENCOTEN

English

Alternative forms

• Sencoten, SENCOTEN

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Saanich SENĆOŦEN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sən.tʃɑ.sən/

Proper noun

SENĆOŦEN

1. Saanich (language)
   • 2004, John Elliot, Peter Brand, and Chris Harvey, Proposal to Add Four SENĆOŦEN Latin Charaters‎^[1], page 1:

     The SENĆOŦEN language is spoken on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It’s orthography was created by the late Dave Elliott, a respected member of the Saanich First Nation.

   • 2018 September 5, Clare Hennig, Jean Paetkau, “Vancouver Island school children get their hands dirty learning SENĆOŦEN language”, in CBC News:

     Students at one Vancouver Island school are taking immersive language learning a step further — and getting their hands dirty practising SENĆOŦEN, one of the Coast Salish group of languages.

   • 2021 June 30, Daphne Bramham, “Daphne Bramham: O Canada: This year, a lament and a hope for our nation”, in Vancouver Sun‎^[2]:

     Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin has set an example for British Columbians. Since her appointment in 2019, she has been learning SENĆOŦEN with the blessing and help of the W̱SÁNEĆ people (Saanich) from southern Vancouver Island. While she is being tutored, lessons are available online.

   • 2021 September 16, “SENĆOŦEN for settlers: Vancouver Island First Nation puts language and culture online”, in CBC News‎^[3]:

     More than a century of colonization and residential school policies have taken a toll on the WSÁNEĆ language, SENĆOŦEN.
     SENĆOŦEN is one of the Coast Salish group of languages that is written in a mainly upper-case alphabet, uniquely created by a community member in the 1970s to express the syllabic subtleties.
     Today, there are fewer than a dozen fluent speakers, and just over 100 semi-fluent speakers.

   • 2024 July 26, Paul Waldie, “Pitching in: Philanthropist leaves legacy of conservation in B.C.”, in The Globe and Mail‎^[4]:

     The university plans to use the site as a learning and research centre, as well as space for artists, scholars and writers in residence. It has also agreed to work with the Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust and Salt Spring Island Conservancy to care for the land. And it will also collaborate with the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples to ensure their interests are recognized.

Saanich

Alternative forms

• (verb): SENĆOSEN

Etymology

From SÁ¸NEĆ (“to recline”) +‎ -OŦIN (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sənˈt͡ʃas̪ən/

Proper noun

SENĆOŦEN (Americanist spelling sənčáθən)

1. Saanich (language)

   Synonym: W̱SÁNEĆḴEN

Related terms

• W̱SÁNEĆ (“Saanich (people)”)

Verb

SENĆOŦEN (Americanist spelling sənčáθən)

1. to speak in Saanich

Derived terms

• SENĆOŦENTW̱ (“to speak to someone in Saanich”)

References

• Timothy Montler (2018), SENĆOŦEN: A Dictionary of the Saanich Language‎^[5], electronic edition, Victoria, BC: W̱SÁNEĆ School Board, pages 479–80