Okanagan language

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Okanagan
Syilx'tsn
Spoken in: Canada 
Region: Southern Interior of British Columbia
Total speakers: 500
Language family: Salishan
 Interior Salish
  Northern
   Okanagan
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: –
ISO 639-3: oka
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The Okanagan language, known to its speakers as or Syilx'tsn, is the traditional language of the Okanagan people of the Southern Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a member of the Interior Salish group of Salishan languages.

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[edit] Further reading

  • Anstey, Robert G. Okanagan Poems: Kelowna, Vernon, Peachland, Keremeos, Summerland, Westbank, Penticton : Souvenir Book : Poetry. Vernon, B.C.: West Coast Paradise Pub, 1996.
  • Doak, Ivy G. The 1908 Okanagan Word Lists of James Teit. Missoula, Montana: Dept. of Anthropology, University of Montana, 1983.
  • Dubeta, John C. Writers of the Okanagan Mainline. Kelowna, B.C.: Okanagan Mainline Senior Writers' and Publishers' Association, 1985. ISBN 0969207905
  • Mattina, Anthony. Colville-Okanagan Dictionary. Missoula, Mont: Dept. of Anthropology, University of Montana, 1987.
  • Mattina, Nancy J. Aspect and Category in Okanagan Word Formation. Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. ISBN 061217011X
  • Nybo, Darcy. Okanagan Tales: Stories from the Okanagan in Beautiful British Columbia. Westbank, BC: Chameleon Communications, 2004. ISBN 0968169414
  • Pryce, Elizabeth. Skaha Crossing: An Okanagan Story : Historical Fiction Novel. Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, 2004. ISBN 1412037859
  • Smith, Penny, and Yasmin John-Thorpe. Gems of the Okanagan, 2006: Volume One : Poems and Short Stories. Penticton, B.C.: Penticton Writers and Publishers, 2006. ISBN 0969844972
  • South Okanagan Anthology. Penticton, B.C.: Theytus Books, 1984. ISBN 0919441203

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