Sinixt | |
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(Arrow) Lakes | |
snsəlxcín | |
Native to | Canada, United States |
Region | British Columbia, Washington |
Ethnicity | Sinixt people |
Salishan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | lake1256 |
Sinixt (snsəlxcín) is one of multiple distinct dialects of the Colville-Okanagan language. It is part of the Southern Interior Salish sub-grouping of the Salishan Language family. Traditionally spoken among the Sinixt People of the southern Interior Plateau region and based primarily in the Columbia River Basin, it is closely related to other Interior Salish languages and dialects.