Branch of the Salishan languages of western North America
For details of the cultural group, see Coast Salish peoples.
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Coast Salish
Geographic distribution
Salish Sea (Strait of Georgia (British Columbia, Canada) and Puget Sound (Washington state)
Linguistic classification
Salishan
Subdivisions
Central Salish
Tsamosan †
Tillamook †
Glottolog
None
Distribution of Coast Salish languages in the early 19th century
The Coast Salish languages, also known as the Central Salish languages,[1] are a branch of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the Pacific Northwest, in the territory that is now known as the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington State around Puget Sound. The term "Coast Salish" also refers to the cultures in British Columbia and Washington who speak one of these languages or dialects.
^Thompson, Laurence C.; Kinkade, Dale (1990). Handbook of North American Indians. Vol. 7. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. pp. 34–35. ISBN 9780160203909.
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