Thompson | |
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Nłeʔkepmxcín | |
Native to | Canada, United States |
Region | British Columbia, Washington |
Ethnicity | 6,140 Nlaka'pamux (2014, FPCC) |
Native speakers
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130 (2014, FPCC) |
Salishan
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Duployan shorthand (historical) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | thom1243 |
The Thompson language, properly known as Nlaka'pamuctsin a.k.a. the Nlaka'pamux ('Nthlakampx') language, is an Interior Salishan language spoken in the Fraser Canyon, Thompson Canyon, Nicola Country of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and also (historically) in the North Cascades region of Whatcom and Chelan counties of the state of Washington in the United States. A dialect distinct to the Nicola Valley is called Scw'exmx, which is the name of the subgroup of the Nlaka'pamux who live there.