Colville-Okanagan

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Colville-Okanagan is an Interior Salish language traditionally spoken by Indigenous communities in parts of Washington State and British Columbia.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Syilx Okanagan 4
Colville-Okanagan canonical 2
Colville 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations language
Interior Salish language
indigenous language
alternativeName Colville
Colville-Okanagan Salish
Nsyilxcn
Nsyilxcən
Okanagan
Okanagan-Colville
closelyRelatedTo Flathead language
Spokane-Kalispel language
linked to: Spokane Salish
country Canada
United States
endangermentStatus endangered
hasMorphologicalFeature complex verb morphology
polysynthetic morphology
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive glottalization
rich consonant inventory
iso639-3Code oka
languageBranch Southern Interior Salish
languageFamily Salishan
linked to: Salishan languages
region Pacific Northwest
revitalizationEffort community-based language classes
dictionary and curriculum development
immersion programs
spokenBy Colville people
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation members
Lower Similkameen Indian Band members
Okanagan Indian Band members
Okanagan people
Osoyoos Indian Band members
linked to: Osoyoos Indian Band

Penticton Indian Band members
Syilx people
Upper Nicola Band members
Upper Similkameen Indian Band members
Westbank First Nation members
spokenIn British Columbia
Canada
United States
Washington State
subfamily Interior Salish
traditionalRegion Colville Reservation area
Interior Plateau
Okanagan region
usedFor ceremonial practices
oral tradition
storytelling
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

practical orthography developed by language programs

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salishan languages hasLanguage Colville-Okanagan
Plateau culture area traditionalInhabitants Colville
linked to: Colville-Okanagan
Interior Plateau inhabitedBy Syilx Okanagan
linked to: Colville-Okanagan
Interior Salish peoples includes Syilx Okanagan
linked to: Colville-Okanagan
Nlaka’pamux Nation hasNeighboringGroup Syilx Okanagan
linked to: Colville-Okanagan
Okanagan language alternateName Colville-Okanagan
Native American tribes of the Columbia Plateau includesTribe Okanagan (Syilx)
linked to: Colville-Okanagan
Thompson people hasNeighboringPeople Syilx Okanagan
linked to: Colville-Okanagan