Also Known As:
Nqlispélišcn, Kalispel, Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille, Kalispel-Pend D'oreille, Kalispel-Flathead, "Flathead"-Kalispel, Salish, Montana Salish-Kalispel-Spokane, Flathead-Kalispel-Spokane, Flathead-Pend d'Oreille-Spokane, Montana Salish-Pend d'Oreille-Spokane, Séliš, Spokane-Kalispel-Flathead, Qalispé, Flathead-Kalispel-Spokane, Spokan, Montana Salish-Kalispel-Spokane, Flathead-Pend d'Oreille-Spokane, Montana Salish-Pend d'Oreille-Spokane, Spokane-Kalispel-Flathead, Npoqínišcn, Spokane, Flathead, Selish
Dialects & Varieties
- Kalispel
- Pend d'Oreille
- Spokane
- Montana Salish
Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Severely Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
65
Native Speakers Worldwide
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Location and Context
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USA; Montana
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Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
This website features lessons and audio samples in the Spokane Salish language.
Two local, amateur historians have found definitive, written proof that Chief Spokane Garry’s Salish