ISO 639-3 · thpthp
Salishan family
Thompson
Thompson is a language of the Interior Salish branch (Salishan), spoken in Canada. Wikidata counts about 440 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Interior Salishan language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
thp- Glottocode
thom1243- Family
- Salishan
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Thompson |
|---|---|
| Also called | Thompson language, Nthlakampx, Nlaka'pamux, Nlaka'pamuctsin |
| All speakers | 440 |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Salishan to Thompson
The branches above Thompson, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Canada
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