Tsilhqotʼin language

Chilcotin
Tŝilhqotʼin
Pronunciation[ts̠ˤʰᵊiɬqʰotʼin]
Native toCanada
RegionChilcotin Country, Central Interior of British Columbia
Ethnicity4,350 Tsilhqotʼin (2014, FPCC)
Native speakers
860 (2014, FPCC)
Language codes
ISO 639-3clc
Glottologchil1280
ELPTsilhqot'in (Chilcotin)
Chilcotin is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
Tŝilhqóx / Nen
"Ochre River"/"Land"
PeopleNenqayni (Tŝilhqotʼin)
LanguageNenqayni Ch'ih (Tŝilhqotʼin Chʼih)
CountryTŝilhqotʼin Nen

Chilcotin or Tŝilhqotʼin is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqotʼin people.