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nɬeʔkepmxcín en · PROPN

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Thompson nɬeʔkepmxcín.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of Thompson (language).
    • We speak nɬeʔkepmxcín (Nlaka’pamux). nɬeʔkepmxcín language is primarily oral, and a written language second. Currently, about 8% of our population reported that they learned nɬeʔkepmxcín first, while 6% report they spoke nɬeʔkepmxcín language at home. 2023, Lytton First Nation, Tl’kemtsin Comprehensive Community Plan: tekméyxʷ ut - “all of us”, page 33:

Forms

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Synonyms

Thompson