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Salishan languages

Salishan is a language family with 16 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in North America. The largest by number of speakers are Shuswap, Lillooet, and Halkomelem. 16 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
ShuswapCanada166Critically Endangered
LillooetCanada122Critically Endangered
HalkomelemCanada, United States105Severely Endangered
ThompsonCanada105Severely Endangered
OkanaganCanada, United States81Endangered
ComoxCanada78Critically Endangered
Kalispel-Pend d'OreilleUnited States70Severely Endangered
SpokaneUnited States70Severely Endangered
Columbia-WenatchiUnited States25Critically Endangered
Bella CoolaCanada21Critically Endangered
Straits SalishCanada, United States16Critically Endangered
LushootseedUnited States5Critically Endangered
SquamishCanada5Critically Endangered
Coeur d'AleneUnited States2Critically Endangered
SecheltCanada2Critically Endangered
ClallamUnited StatesAwakening

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.