See Also: Salishan languages(encyclopedia)
Gur languages(encyclopedia)
Tai languages(encyclopedia)
Kwa languages(encyclopedia)
Kru languages(encyclopedia)
Uralic languages(encyclopedia)
Mongolian languages(encyclopedia)
Mon-Khmer languages(encyclopedia)
Maya languages(encyclopedia)
Kordofanian languages(encyclopedia)

Salishan languages (sh)




Family of about 23 North American Indian languages, spoken or formerly spoken in the Pacific Northwest and adjoining areas of Idaho, Montana, and southern British Columbia.

Today Salishan languages are spoken almost exclusively by older adults. They are remarkable for their elaborate consonant inventories and small number of vowels.