OKA ISO 639-3
Okanagan
Nsyilxcən Autonym
A language of Canada
- ISO 639
- oka
- Alternate Names
- Colville-Okanagan, Nselxcin, Okanagan-Colville, Okanagon, Okanogan, Syilx
- Autonym
- Nsyilxcən
- Population
- 190 in Canada (FPCC 2014), increasing. Except for 12 fluent speakers on Westbank Reserve, the other reserves each have at least 50 speakers of varying fluency, Vernon Reserve perhaps 100 (Golla 2007). 170 semi-speakers (FPCC 2014). Ethnic population: 5,180 (FPCC 2014). Total users in all countries: 420.
- Location:
- British Columbia province: 7 reserves: Douglas Lake, Hedley, Keremeos, Oliver, Penticton, Vernon, Westbank; east of Fraser Valley and west of Kootenai.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Lower Similkameen, Okanagan, Osoyoos, Penticton, Upper Nicola, Upper Similkameen, Westbank.
- Classification
- Salish, Interior, Southern
- Dialects
- Sanpoil, Southern Okanogan.
- Language Use
- Adults only. Many shifting to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Substantial revitalization efforts (Golla 2007).
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Okanagan
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Washington: Colville Reservation.
- Dialects
- Southern Okanogan, Sanpoil, Colville, Lake.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting) View other languages of United States
Language Name
Okanagan
User Population
230 in United States (2015 census).
Map
Location: British Columbia province: 7 reserves: Douglas Lake, Hedley, Keremeos, Oliver, Penticton, Vernon, Westbank; east of Fraser Valley and west of Kootenai.
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