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Nlaka'pamuctsin en · PROPN

Etymology

From Thompson nɬeʔkepmxcín, spelled Nlaka'pamuctsin with the Bouchard orthography.

Meanings

1. Synonym of Thompson (language).
   • The resulting document was written in English by James Teit, compiled and translated from the mother tongues of the gathered delegates, Nlaka’pamuctsin, Secwépemctsin and nsyilxcən. 2023 October 31, Lyssa Martin, “History at the Confluence: This most important document in Kamloops’ history”, in The Wren:
   • The Nlaka’pamux Nation inhabits the intersecting canyons of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers, spanning a territory from Spuzzum to Yale B.C., including the mountainous regions east of Yale/Hope, and extending southwest into the United States as far as Mount Baker. Speaking Nlaka’pamuctsin, an Interior Salish language, they have a strong tradition of expression through clothing and jewelry. 2025, “Indigenous Peoples”, in Tourism Hope Cascades and Canyons, retrieved 20 Nov 2025:

Relateds

Nlaka'pamux

Synonyms

Thompson