Interior Salish
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Interior Salish is a Salishan language, but can also refer to First Nations/Native American cultures who speak the language. The language can be divided into Northern and Southern Interior Salish groups, each with its own dialects.
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[edit] Peoples speaking an Interior Salish language
[edit] Northern
- Secwepemc, also known as Shushwap, Secwepemctsín, səxwəpməxcín (ʃəxwəpməxtʃín)
- St'at'imc, also known as Lillooet, Stl'atl'imx, Stl'atl'imc, Sƛ’aƛ’imxǝc (St'at'imcets)
- Nlaka'pamux, also known as Thompson River Salish, Ntlakapmuk, nɬeʔkepmxcín, Thompson River, Thompson Salish, Thompson, known in frontier times as the Hakamaugh, Klackarpun, Couteau or Knife Indians
- Sinixt, also known as the Lake, or the Lakes, in the Kootenay Region of BC, and Washington State.
[edit] Southern
- Coeur D'Alene Tribe, also known as Schitsu'umsh or or Skitswish (Coeur d'Alene language)
- Columbian, also known as Columbia, Nxaʔamxcín
- Okanagan
- Flathead including Bitterroot, and Pend d'Oreilles.
