N̓səl̓xčin̓ Parent-Child Handbook 1
This n̓səl̓xčin̓ Parent-Child Handbook lists useful words and phrases for taking care of babies an toddlers. It was developed by The Paul Creek Language Association and Salish School of Spokane with support from the Lower Similkkameen Indian Band and the Okanagan Nation Alliance.
Updated 2021 version
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Parent-Child Handbook 1 |
N̓səl̓xčin̓ Parent-Child Handbook 2
This n̓səl̓xčin̓ Parent-Child Handbook 2 lists additional useful words and phrases for taking care of babies an toddlers. It was developed by The Paul Creek Language Association and Salish School of Spokane with support from the Lower Similkkameen Indian Band and the Okanagan Nation Alliance.
Updated 2021 version
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Parent-Child Handbook 2 |
N̓səl̓xčin̓ Classroom Phrases
This document lists useful words and phrases for conducting n̓səl̓xčin̓ immersion preschool or childcare.
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Classroom Phrases |
N̓səl̓̓xčin̓ TPR 1
To the right is a .pdf version of the n̓səl̓̓xčin̓ TPR 1 teachers̓ manual. This manual includes ten TPR units with 6-8 lessons per unit. This manual is based on the Shuswap TPR 1 book produced by Chief Atham School. The n̓səl̓̓xčin̓/n̓syilxčn̓ version was translated by Sʕamtíc̓aʔ Peterson with formatting and editing by Tish Elkink and Christopher Parkin for kłyanqx̌ó sn̓maʔmáyaʔtn̓ (The Paul Creek Language Association) and Sƛ̓x̌atkʷ N̓̓səl̓̓xčin̓ Sn̓maʔmáyaʔtn̓ (Salish School of Spokane). Later, lesson plans and audio recordings for the manual will be made available on this site.
New 2017 Edition
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TPR 1, 2nd Edition, vers. 3 |
n̓səl̓xčin̓ iʔ sn̓kʷnim̓ 1
To the right is a .pdf version of the song book, n̓səl̓̓xčin̓ iʔ sn̓kʷnim̓ 1: Songs for Beginnings in Colville-Okanagan Salish. This is a collection of kids' song translated and recorded by Sʕamtíc̓aʔ Peterson with Christopher Parkin for kłyanqx̌ú sn̓m̓am̓áyaʔtn̓ (The Paul Creek Language Association), Sƛ̓x̌atkʷ N̓̓səl̓̓xčin Sn̓maʔmáyaʔtn̓ (Salish School of Spokane) and the Lower Similkameen Indian Band. Below are mp3 files for each of the 15 songs included in this collection.
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songs 1 booklet |
N̓səl̓xčin̓ iʔ sn̓kʷnim̓ 2
To the right is a .pdf version of the song book, n̓səl̓̓xčin̓ iʔ sn̓kʷnim̓ 2: More Songs for Beginnings in Colville-Okanagan Salish. This is another collection of kids' song translated and recorded by Sʕamtíc̓aʔ Peterson for kłyan̓qx̌ú sn̓maʔmáyaʔtn̓ (The Paul Creek Language Association), Sƛ̓x̌atkʷ N̓səl̓xčin̓ Sn̓maʔmáyaʔtn̓ (Salish School of Spokane) and the Lower Similkameen Indian Band. Below are mp3 files for each of the 16 songs included in this collection.
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songs 2 booklet |
N̓səl̓xčin̓ iʔ sn̓kʷnim̓ 3
To the right is a .pdf version of the song book, n̓səl̓xčin̓ iʔ sn̓kʷnim 3: Even More Songs for Beginnings in Colville-Okanagan Salish. This is the third collection of kids' song translated and recorded by Sʕamtíc̓aʔ Peterson with Christopher Parkin for kłyan̓qx̌ú sn̓maʔmáyaʔtn̓ (The Paul Creek Language Association), Sƛ̓x̌atkʷ N̓səl̓xčin̓ Sn̓maʔmáyaʔtn̓ (Salish School of Spokane) and the Lower Similkameen Indian Band. Below are mp3 files for each of the 14 songs included in this collection.
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songs 3 booklet |
N̓̓səl̓̓xčin̓ Pronunciation Guide
To the right is a two page document and an audio file that lists the Americanist Phonetic Alphabet (APA) letters that are used to write N̓səl̓xčin̓ / N̓syil̓xčn. The compilation and recording were done by Sʕamtíc̓aʔ Peterson and Christopher Parkin for kłyanqx̌ó sn̓m̓am̓áyaʔtn (The Paul Creek Language Association). Below is a YouTube video prepared by Grahm Wiley-Camacho that presents the same information with audio and graphics.
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Nsyilxcn Pronunciation Guide Text | 
Nsyilxcn Alphabet Audio |
N̓̓səl̓̓xčin Grammar
Colville-Okanagan grammar by Anthony Mattina. This is Mattina's University of Hawaii Ph.D. dissertation. His examples are drawn from field work done at Inchelium, WA during the summers of 1968 through 1971 with Lakes and Colville speakers of Nsəlxcin (Colville-Okanagan Salish).
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Colville-Okanagan grammar |
More N̓səl̓̓xčin̓ Grammar
More Colville-Okanagan grammar by Anthony Mattina. This is a short paper published in the International Journal of American Linguistics in October 1982 describing the Nsəlxcin transitive system.
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Nselxcin Transitive System |
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