<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">Lekwungen</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31485503</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:37:48</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Lkwungen</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Songish</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">lək̓ʷəŋən</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Dialect of Northern Straits Salish; scholarship denotes that the term Lekwungen (lək̓ʷəŋən) was once preferred for the culture and Songish was preferred for the dialect. However, more recently, the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations are preferring Lekwungen (lək̓ʷəŋən) and referring to Songish as a historic term for the language. ]]></dc:description></metadata>