Interior Salish languages

Interior Salish
Linguistic classificationSalishan
Subdivisions
  • Northern
  • Southern
Language codes
Glottologinte1241

The Interior Salish languages are one of the two main branches of the Salishan language family, the other being Coast Salish. It can be further divided into Northern and Southern subbranches. The first Interior Salish people encountered by American explorers were the Flathead people (Selish or seliš).