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Thompson language

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Native to
  
Native speakers
  
130 (2014, FPCC)

Ethnicity
  
6,140 Nlaka'pamux (2014, FPCC)

Language family
  
SalishanInterior SalishNorthernThompson

Writing system
  
Duployan shorthand (historical)

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.

References

Thompson language Wikipedia


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