Okanagan

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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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Language NameOkanagan

User Population

230 in United States (2015 census).

Location

Washington: Colville Reservation.

Alternate Names

Nselxcin, Nsyilxcen, Okanagan-Colville, Okanagon, Okanogan, Syilx

Dialects

Southern Okanogan, Sanpoil, Colville, Lake.

Language Status

7 (Shifting). Language of registered tribe: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

Language Use

Adults only. Many shifting to English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Substantial revitalization efforts (Golla 2007).

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