Interior Salish languages

Interior Salish
Geographic
distribution		Canada (British Columbia) and United States (Washington, Idaho, Montana)
EthnicityInterior Salish peoples
Linguistic classificationSalishan
  • Interior Salish
Subdivisions
  • Northern
  • Southern
Language codes
Glottologinte1241

The Interior Salish languages are one of the two main branches of the Salishan language family, the other being Coast Salish. It can be further divided into Northern and Southern subbranches.

These languages are spoken by the Interior Salish peoples. The first Interior Salish people encountered by American explorers were the Bitterroot Salish (seliš).

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