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Halkomelem /hɒlkəˈmeɪləm/ (Halq̓eméylem in the Upriver dialect Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ in the Island dialect and Hun’qumi’num in the Downriver dialect) is a language of various First Nations peoples in British Columbia ranging from southeastern Vancouver Island from the west shore of Saanich Inlet northward beyond Nanoose Bay to Gabriola Island and Nanaimo and including the Lower Mainland from the Fraser River Delta upriver to Harrison Lake and the lower boundary of the Fraser Canyon.In the classification of Salishan languages Halkomelem is a member of the Central Salish branch.
