Coast Salish languages
Branch of the Salishan languages of western North America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For details of the cultural group, see Coast Salish peoples.
The Coast Salish languages, also known as the Central Salish languages,[1] are a branch of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the Pacific Northwest, in the territory that is now known as the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington State around Puget Sound. The term "Coast Salish" also refers to the cultures in British Columbia and Washington who speak one of these languages or dialects.
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Coast Salish | |
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Geographic distribution | Salish Sea (Strait of Georgia (British Columbia, Canada) and Puget Sound (Washington state) |
Linguistic classification | Salishan |
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Glottolog | None |
Distribution of Coast Salish languages in the early 19th century |
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