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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
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 19th Edition (2016)
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.
Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
590
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
170
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
Canada: South central British Columbia, east of Fraser Valley and west of Kootenai.
USA:Colville Reservation, Washington.
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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