Did you know Nłeʔkepmxcín (Thompson) is severely endangered?

ALSO KNOWN AS		Thompson, Nlha7kápmx, Thompson River Salish, Ntlakapmuk, Nklapmx, Thompson, Nlaka'pamux, Nłeʔkepmxcin, Ntlakyapamuk, At-nah, nɬeʔkepmxcín, Nle'kepmxcín, Ntlakapamux
CLASSIFICATION		Salishan, Interior Salish
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		thp
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Upper Thompson Lower Thompson
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

Compare Sources (10)

Information from: “First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia” .

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
154
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6,958
SEMI SPEAKERS
1,015
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
http://maps.fphlcc.ca/nlakapamux

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~150
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
130
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6,140

DATE OF INFO: 2014 (FPCC)

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Older adults. Also use English.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Language preservation efforts not strong although Nlakapmx Tribal Council in Lytton started a language education program and is developing a teaching curriculum."

Scripts (Writing system)

No standard orthography

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia, south central, Fraser River north of Yale, lower Thompson River and tributaries.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
335
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Canada;

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
133
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
6,349
SEMI SPEAKERS
184

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

2.1% Fluent speakers, 2.9% semispeakers, 6.9% active learners

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
127
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
339

DATE OF INFO: 2014

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

2.1% fluent speakers, 5.5% semispeakers, 6.6% leaners

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

PLACES: Canada: British Columbia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: British Columbia, in 15 communities:
Ashcroft Indian Band
Boothroyd Band
Boston Bar First Nation
Coldwater Indian Band
Cook's Ferry Indian Band
Kanaka Bar Indian Band
Lower Nicola Indian Band
Lytton First Nation
Nicomen Indian Band
Nooaitch Indian Band
Oregon Jack Creek Band
Shackan Indian Band
Siska Indian Band
Skuppah Indian Band
Spuzzum First Nation
Urban areas, especially Merritt

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~150
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5,000+

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: British Columbia

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Thompson is spoken along the Fraser River Canyon in southwest
British Columbia and along the adjacent Thompson and Nicola Rivers. The principal modern settlements are at Lytton on the
Fraser River and at Lower Nicola and Merritt in Nicola Valley.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
595
Native speakers worldwide

105 fluent and 312 semi-speakers. 517 language learners
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
4,206
SEMI SPEAKERS
312

		2012	First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia							First Peoples' Cultural Council	http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/		2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia." edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council. Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.		6,958	154		100-999	http://maps.fphlcc.ca/nlakapamux	1,015				Severely Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14				Canada;	British Columbia	50.3600000, -121.1000000
		2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley		London & New York: Routledge				Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		~150		100-999						Severely Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14				Canada;	British Columbia
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer		Oxford University Press	New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																		49.75,-121.75
		2016	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)			Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig	online	SIL International	Dallas, Texas		http://www.ethnologue.com		Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2016. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Nineteenth edition (2016). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.		6,140	130	2014 (FPCC)	100-999			340	English	"Language preservation efforts not strong although Nlakapmx Tribal Council in Lytton started a language education program and is developing a teaching curriculum."	Severely Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	Older adults. Also use English.			Canada;	British Columbia, south central, Fraser River north of Yale, lower Thompson River and tributaries.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger					UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		335		100-999						Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Canada;		50.1909,-120.8431
	3	2018	Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages					First People's Cultural Council		First Peoples' Cultural Council		Britt Dunlop, Suzanne Gessner, Tracey Herbert & Aliana Parker			6,349	133		100-999		184				Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	2.1% Fluent speakers, 2.9% semispeakers, 6.9% active learners	15
		2014	Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition) 2014				Website: http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)			http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC)	First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC). 2014. Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages (2nd Edition). http://www.fpcc.ca/files/PDF/Language/FPCC-LanguageReport-141016-WEB.pdf			127	2014	100-999		339		English		Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	2.1% fluent speakers, 5.5% semispeakers, 6.6% leaners	15	British Columbia, in 15 communities: Ashcroft Indian Band Boothroyd Band Boston Bar First Nation Coldwater Indian Band Cook's Ferry Indian Band Kanaka Bar Indian Band Lower Nicola Indian Band Lytton First Nation Nicomen Indian Band Nooaitch Indian Band Oregon Jack Creek Band Shackan Indian Band Siska Indian Band Skuppah Indian Band Spuzzum First Nation Urban areas, especially Merritt	Canada: British Columbia
		2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher		Routledge	London			Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	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.		5,000+	~150								Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14			Thompson is spoken along the Fraser River Canyon in southwest British Columbia and along the adjacent Thompson and Nicola Rivers. The principal modern settlements are at Lytton on the Fraser River and at Lower Nicola and Merritt in Nicola Valley.	Canada;	British Columbia
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			595		100-999						Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2022	Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages (Fourth Edition)								https://fpcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FPCC-LanguageReport-23.02.14-FINAL.pdf	Gessner, Suzanne, Tracey Herbertn and Aliana Parker			4,206	105 fluent and 312 semi-speakers. 517 language learners		100-999		312	517
															4,206	105 fluent and 312 semi-speakers. 517 language learners		100-999		312	517

Nłeʔkepmxcín (Thompson)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

154

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~150

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

130

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

335

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

133

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

127

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~150

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

595

105 fluent and 312 semi-speakers. 517 language learners

Discussion

Nłeʔkepmxcín (Thompson)

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

154

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~150

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

130

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

335

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

133

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

127

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~150

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

595

105 fluent and 312 semi-speakers. 517 language learners

Discussion

Suggest information or improvement

Download language data

Sources of information

Compare Sources