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Columbian Indian Language (Columbia, Wenatchee)

Columbia-Wenatchee is a Salishan language of Washington state. Only a few dozen Wenatchee and Columbian Indians still speak the Columbia language natively, but some young people are working to keep their ancestral language alive.

˜Columbian Language

Columbian language samples and resources.

˜Columbian Tribe Culture and History

Information and links about the Columbian Indians past and present.

˜Columbian Language Resources –

Our Columbian Language Materials

Columbia-Wenatchee Vocabulary
Our list of vocabulary words in Sinkiuse and Wenachee Columbian, with comparison to words in other Salishan languages.

Columbian Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Columbia-Wenatchi
Demographic information about the Columbian language from the Ethnologue of Languages.

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