Indigenous Languages of Washington State
Interior Salish
Interior Salish languages
Interior Salish Languages
Colville-Okanagan, is a form of Salish spoken on the Colville Indian Reservation in north-central Washington and the Spokane and Kalispel tribes in northeastern Washington speak a language known as Montana Salish (aka Spokane-Kalispel-Flathead Salish). (cited below)
Websites
Websites & Online Resources
- Salish Word BookIntroduces readers to the words and phrases from the four Southern Interior
Salish languages: n̓səlxF čin̓(Colville-Okanagan), n̓sélišcn̓(Spokane-Kalispel),
n̓xaʔm̓xčín̓(Wenatchee-Columbian), and sn̓čicú̓ ʔum̓šcn̓(Coeur d’Alene). - Interior SalishThis website is "dedicated to promoting and sharing materials relating to the four Southern Interior Salish languages: Colville-Okanagan, Wenatchee-Columbian, Spokane-Kalispel-Bitterroot, and Coeur d'Alene."
- N̓səlx̓ čin̓w 1 - Interior SalishA beginning course in Colville-Okanagan Salish (PDF).
- Salish School of SpokaneAn organization devoted to "dynamic Salish Language Revitalization powering cultural renewal and building a stronger, healthier community."
Colville-Okanagan Salish YouTube channel
Sources used on this page:
Interior Salish languages. (2022, May 10). Wikipedia. Retrieved September 28, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_Salish_languages
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