Tsilhqotʼin language
| Chilcotin | |
|---|---|
| Tŝinlhqutʼin | |
| Pronunciation | [ts̠ˤʰᵊĩɬqʰotʼin] |
| Native to | Canada |
| Region | Chilcotin Country, Central Interior of British Columbia |
| Ethnicity | 4,350 Tsilhqotʼin (2014, FPCC) |
Native speakers | 860 (2014, FPCC) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | clc |
| Glottolog | chil1280 |
| ELP | Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) |
Chilcotin is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Tŝilhqóx / Nen "Ochre River"/"Land" | |
|---|---|
| People | Nenqayni (Tŝilhqotʼin) |
| Language | Nenqayni Ch'ih (Tŝilhqotʼin Chʼih) |
| Country | Tŝilhqotʼin Nen |
Nenqayni Chʼih (lit. "the Native way"), also Chilcotin, Tŝilhqotʼin, Tsilhqotʼin, Tsilhqútʼin, is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqotʼin people.
The name Chilcotin is derived from the Chilcotin name for themselves: Tŝilhqotʼin literally "people of the red ochre river".