Language Family

Interior Salish languages

North American Language Families

The Interior Salish languages are one of the two main branches of the Salishan language family, the other being Coast Salish. Interior Salish can be further divided into Northern and Southern subbranches.

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Number of Languages
8 1
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Classification Confidence
Established 1
Region
British Columbia (Canada); Washington, Idaho, Montana (United States) 2
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Sources
1. Glottolog: Interior Salish (languoid record)
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  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 8
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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2. Interior Salish languages - Wikipedia
Infobox: region
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Canada (British Columbia) and United States (Washington, Idaho, Montana)
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Wikidata: Interior Salish languages
Wikidata Q15043901, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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