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Also Known As:
n̓səl̓̓xčin̓, Nsilxcín, Nsyilxcen, Nsyilxcn, Nsəlxcin, Nsilxcín, Okanagan-Colville, Okanagan, Colville-Okanagan, Okanagon, Okanogan, Okanagon Cluster, Okinagan
Dialects & Varieties
- Northern
- Vernon
- Head of the Lakes
- Similkameen
- Penticton
- Southern
- Lakes-Colville-Inchelium
- Lakes-Colville-Inchelium
- Methow
- Southern Okanogan
- San Poil-Nespelem
North America
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.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~350-400
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Canada; USA
Location Description
British Columbia, Washington: Spoken in a number of communities in southern interior British Columbia and northeastern Washington. There are seven Okanagan Reserves in British Columbia: Vernon, Douglas Lake, Westbank, Penticton, Keremeos (Lower Similkameen), Hedley (Upper Similkameen), and Oliver (Osoyoos).
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language in Society
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
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