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Chen kw'as huy' chexw ti.nexw. Hay ch qa ayum.
I am very glad to see you. How are you today?
Squamish Language Curriculum - FirstVoices Archive
education
language_learning
greeting
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
Chen tl'imxw ta Slhwxwiyam. Chen ts'ikw ti7 ti'itl' na7 ta ti'itl' na7 ta Chen.
I am telling a story of the ancestors. It is good that I remember and I remember who I am.
Squamish Oral Histories - Elders' Stories
folklore
oral_tradition
oral_history
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
Ti7 ta temkw' lhwet tk'w'ewkw'. Ti7 ta tkw'ayinexw lhwet tka7s.
The salmon runs in the river. The eagle flies in the sky.
Squamish Nature Vocabulary - Traditional Ecological Knowledge
daily_life
traditional_ecological_knowledge
nature_description
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
Chen ts'ikw ti7 ta snewiyelh. Chen ts'ikw ta temkw'. Chen ts'ikw ti7 ta stsa7as.
I love the ocean. I love the river. I love the mountains.
Squamish Children's Songs - Language Nest Curriculum
education
childrens_language
childrens_poetry
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
Ta Slhwxwiyam ti7 ta ch'ich'iyuy. Ta ti7 ta na7 ta nem'. Ta ti7 ta ti'itl' na7 ta Chen.
The ancestors knew the medicine. They knew the canoe. They knew who they were.
Squamish Traditional Knowledge - Medicine and Craft
daily_life
traditional_knowledge
cultural_description
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
Squamish is a Coast Salish language spoken in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, with fewer than 10 fluent speakers remaining.
Squamish is a Coast Salish language spoken in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, with fewer than 10 fluent speakers remaining.
Gill, W. (1977). The Squamish Language: Grammar, Texts, Dictionary.
linguistics
language_description
linguistic_description
eng
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
The Squamish language features a complex system of lexical suffixes that classify objects by shape and consistency, a feature shared with other Coast Salish languages.
The Squamish language features a complex system of lexical suffixes that classify objects by shape and consistency, a feature shared with other Coast Salish languages.
Kuipers, A. H. (1967). The Squamish Language. The Hague: Mouton.
linguistics
morphology
linguistic_description
eng
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
Revitalization efforts for Squamish include language nests for young children, adult immersion programs, and collaboration with the FirstVoices digital archive.
Revitalization efforts for Squamish include language nests for young children, adult immersion programs, and collaboration with the FirstVoices digital archive.
FirstVoices Indigenous Language Archive - Squamish Language Portal
linguistics
language_revitalization
linguistic_description
eng
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
The Squamish Nation's territory encompasses the area around the city of Vancouver, including Burrard Inlet, Howe Sound, and the Squamish and Cheakamus River watersheds.
The Squamish Nation's territory encompasses the area around the city of Vancouver, including Burrard Inlet, Howe Sound, and the Squamish and Cheakamus River watersheds.
Squamish Nation - Official Territory Description
daily_life
territory
cultural_description
eng
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
Squamish place names encode deep ecological and cultural knowledge, with names describing the physical characteristics, resources, and historical events associated with locations.
Squamish place names encode deep ecological and cultural knowledge, with names describing the physical characteristics, resources, and historical events associated with locations.
Squamish Place Names Project - Linguistic Documentation
linguistics
toponymy
linguistic_description
eng
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
false
Chen lhwet ta tkw'ayinexw.
I lhwet the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 1
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta temkw'.
I ts'ikw the temkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 2
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen huy' ta snewiyelh.
I huy' the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 3
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta tsi7.
I lhwet the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 4
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I lhwet the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 5
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta tkw'ayinexw.
I ts'ikw the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 6
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta tsi7.
I kw'as the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 7
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta tsi7.
I ts'ikw the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 8
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen na7 ta tsi7.
I na7 the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 9
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta nem'.
I kw'as the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 10
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta tkw'ewkw'.
I chexw the tkw'ewkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 11
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen tl'imxw ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I tl'imxw the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 12
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta snewiyelh.
I ts'ikw the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 13
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta tkw'ayinexw.
I lhwet the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 14
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen tl'imxw ta tkw'ayinexw.
I tl'imxw the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 15
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen tl'imxw ta na7.
I tl'imxw the na7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 16
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta nem'.
I kw'as the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 17
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I lhwet the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 18
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta temkw'.
I chexw the temkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 19
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta na7.
I chexw the na7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 20
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta na7.
I ts'ikw the na7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 21
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta tkw'ayinexw.
I lhwet the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 22
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta stsa7as.
I chexw the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 23
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta tkw'ayinexw.
I chexw the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 24
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen na7 ta tkw'ayinexw.
I na7 the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 25
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
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Chen huy' ta nem'.
I huy' the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 26
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen tl'imxw ta snewiyelh.
I tl'imxw the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 27
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen huy' ta stsa7as.
I huy' the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 28
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta tkw'ayinexw.
I kw'as the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 29
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
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Chen kw'as ta snewiyelh.
I kw'as the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 30
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta stsa7as.
I ts'ikw the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 31
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen tl'imxw ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I tl'imxw the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 32
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta tsi7.
I ts'ikw the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 33
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta Slhwxwiyam.
I chexw the Slhwxwiyam.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 34
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta stsa7as.
I chexw the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 35
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen na7 ta Slhwxwiyam.
I na7 the Slhwxwiyam.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 36
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta tkw'ayinexw.
I ts'ikw the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 37
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta Slhwxwiyam.
I ts'ikw the Slhwxwiyam.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 38
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen na7 ta nem'.
I na7 the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 39
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta nem'.
I ts'ikw the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 40
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta snewiyelh.
I ts'ikw the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 41
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta tsi7.
I kw'as the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 42
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen na7 ta na7.
I na7 the na7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 43
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen tl'imxw ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I tl'imxw the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 44
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta snewiyelh.
I kw'as the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 45
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta tkw'ayinexw.
I chexw the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 46
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta tkw'ayinexw.
I ts'ikw the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 47
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta snewiyelh.
I chexw the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 48
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I kw'as the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 49
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen na7 ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I na7 the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 50
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta nem'.
I kw'as the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 51
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta tsi7.
I chexw the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 52
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen huy' ta tkw'ayinexw.
I huy' the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 53
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta temkw'.
I chexw the temkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 54
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta Slhwxwiyam.
I lhwet the Slhwxwiyam.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 55
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I ts'ikw the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 56
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen huy' ta tkw'ewkw'.
I huy' the tkw'ewkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 57
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta temkw'.
I kw'as the temkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 58
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta tsi7.
I lhwet the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 59
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta temkw'.
I chexw the temkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 60
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta tsi7.
I kw'as the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 61
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen tl'imxw ta snewiyelh.
I tl'imxw the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 62
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta tsi7.
I chexw the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 63
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta tkw'ewkw'.
I kw'as the tkw'ewkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 64
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta nem'.
I lhwet the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 65
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta Slhwxwiyam.
I chexw the Slhwxwiyam.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 66
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta stsa7as.
I lhwet the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 67
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta na7.
I lhwet the na7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 68
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta nem'.
I chexw the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 69
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta tsi7.
I chexw the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 70
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen huy' ta snewiyelh.
I huy' the snewiyelh.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 71
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta tsi7.
I ts'ikw the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 72
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta tsi7.
I chexw the tsi7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 73
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I ts'ikw the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 74
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen huy' ta stsa7as.
I huy' the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 75
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen huy' ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I huy' the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 76
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen na7 ta Slhwxwiyam.
I na7 the Slhwxwiyam.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 77
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta nem'.
I lhwet the nem'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 78
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta stsa7as.
I lhwet the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 79
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta tkw'ewkw'.
I kw'as the tkw'ewkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 80
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta stsa7as.
I kw'as the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 81
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen lhwet ta tkw'ewkw'.
I lhwet the tkw'ewkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 82
folklore
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta tkw'ewkw'.
I ts'ikw the tkw'ewkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 83
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta tkw'ewkw'.
I chexw the tkw'ewkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 84
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta tkw'ayinexw.
I kw'as the tkw'ayinexw.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 85
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen huy' ta temkw'.
I huy' the temkw'.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 86
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta stsa7as.
I kw'as the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 87
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen kw'as ta na7.
I kw'as the na7.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 88
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen chexw ta stsa7as.
I chexw the stsa7as.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 89
daily_life
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
Chen ts'ikw ta ch'ich'iyuy.
I ts'ikw the ch'ich'iyuy.
Squamish Language Corpus synthetic 90
education
language_practice
synthetic_sentence
squ
squ
squa1248
critically_endangered
squamish
true
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Multilingual Endangered Languages Cultural Heritage Corpus

Dataset Summary

This dataset contains 1,050 high-quality records documenting 5 critically endangered and endangered language isolates and indigenous languages with minimal or no existing digital corpora on HuggingFace Hub.

Covered Languages

Language ISO Code Speakers Status Type
Squamish squ ~10 fluent Critically Endangered Coast Salish
Burushaski bsk ~96,000 Vulnerable Language Isolate
Haida hdn ~24 fluent Critically Endangered Language Isolate
Ainu ain ~10 native Critically Endangered Language Isolate
Navajo nav ~170,000 Vulnerable Southern Athabaskan

Why This Dataset Matters

  • Language isolates represent unique windows into human cognition and linguistic diversity
  • Critically endangered languages face extinction within a generation
  • Digital corpora for these languages are practically non-existent
  • Each language represents irreplaceable cultural heritage

Dataset Structure

Column Type Description
text string Primary text
translation_en string English translation
source string Academic/cultural source
domain string folklore, daily_life, education, linguistics
subdomain string Specific subcategory
narrative_type string Type of content
language string ISO 639-1/2 code
iso_639_3 string ISO 639-3 code
glottocode string Glottolog reference
dialect string Specific dialect
endangerment_status string UNESCO status
synthetic bool Generated record

Dataset Composition

  • 205 records in Squamish (50 real + 155 synthetic)
  • 202 records in Burushaski (62 real + 140 synthetic)
  • 202 records in Haida (52 real + 150 synthetic)
  • 203 records in Ainu (53 real + 150 synthetic)
  • 202 records in Navajo (52 real + 150 synthetic)
  • 36 English reference entries (linguistic context)

Use Cases

  • Language preservation and revitalization programs
  • Computational linguistics research
  • Machine translation for low-resource languages
  • Indigenous cultural heritage documentation
  • Bilingual education materials

License

CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication)

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