Also Known As:
Nqlispélišcn, Kalispel, Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille, Kalispel-Pend D'oreille, Kalispel-Flathead, "Flathead"-Kalispel, Salish, Montana Salish-Kalispel-Spokane, Flathead-Kalispel-Spokane, Flathead-Pend d'Oreille-Spokane, Montana Salish-Pend d'Oreille-Spokane, Séliš, Spokane-Kalispel-Flathead, Qalispé, Flathead-Kalispel-Spokane, Spokan, Montana Salish-Kalispel-Spokane, Flathead-Pend d'Oreille-Spokane, Montana Salish-Pend d'Oreille-Spokane, Spokane-Kalispel-Flathead, Npoqínišcn, Spokane, Flathead, Selish
Dialects & Varieties
- Kalispel
- Pend d'Oreille
- Spokane
- Montana Salish
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
This website features lessons and audio samples in the Spokane Salish language.
Two local, amateur historians have found definitive, written proof that Chief Spokane Garry’s Salish
Severely Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.
Bibliography of Context:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.