Salish peoples
Broad classification of Indigenous peoples of Western Canada and United States
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The Salish peoples is a grouping defined by linguists of the Indigenous peoples who speak or historically spoke the Salishan languages.[1]
These people and languages are split into three distinct branches:
The term "Salish" originated in the modern era as an exonym created for linguistic research. Salish is an anglicization of Séliš, the endonym for the Salish Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. The Séliš were the easternmost Salish people and the first to have a diplomatic relationship with the United States, so their name was applied broadly to all peoples speaking a related language.[2]
The language family may have originated in the Fraser River delta, near present-day Vancouver, British Columbia.[3]
Nuxalk
The Nuxalk speak the Nuxalk language and are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.[4] They primarily live in Bella Coola area, Central Coast region of British Columbia in Canada.[5]
Coast Salish
Coast Salish peoples speak Coast Salish languages and are Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. They primarily live on the west coasts of British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.[6]
Interior Salish
Interior Salish peoples speak Interior Salish languages and are Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.[7] They primarily live in inland British Columbia, eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana.[7]
Overview of Salish languages
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