Photo taken on Syilx territory at Kalamalka Provincial Park, Vernon
Nsyilxcn Language Awareness
Way̓, limləmt! Hello, thank you for checking out this Nsyilxcn Language Awareness activity. Nsyilxcn is the language spoken by the Syilx people of the Okanagan. This page was created to help students at Okanagan College learn more about Nsyilxcn while on campus. These recordings are from the Interior Salish website under Nsəlxcin curriculum and from book 1, lesson 14.
For more information about Nsyilxcn or what is happening in the Syilx territory, follow the links at the bottom of the page.
Hear some words in Nsyilxcn
ɬəp̓min̓
q̓y̓min̓
q̓ay̓íkstn̓
xʷk̓ʷmin̓
sn̓kɬʔiɬn̓tn̓
n̓q̓y̓min̓tn̓
sn̓kɬmutn̓
piqtq̓y̓al̓qʷtn̓
málx̌aʔsc̓ásy̓aʔqn̓
k̓ɬq̓y̓min̓
k̓ɬxʷic̓xmn̓tn̓
Use these links to learn more about Nsyilxcn Language Revitalization and stay up to date with what is happening in the Syilx territory.
Disclaimer:
The information provided here is not the property of Okanagan College. The information and audio clips provided are open sources. The language of Nsyilxcn belongs to the Syilx people.
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