| Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Nlaka'pamuctsin | |
| Spoken in | British Columbia, Washington |
| Ethnicity | Thompson River Salish |
| Native speakers | 720 (date missing) |
| Language family |
Salishan
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | thp |
The Thompson language, properly known as Nlaka'pamuctsin or the Nlaka'pamux language, is an Interior Salishan language spoken in the Fraser Canyon, Thompson Canyon, Nicola Country of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and also (historically) in the North Cascades region of Whatcom and Chelan counties of the state of Washington in the United States.