Tsilhqotʼin language
Spoken language
Nenqayni Chʼih 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". Wikipedia
Language families: Na-Dene languages and Dené–Yeniseian languages
Native speakers: 860 (2014, FPCC)
Native to: Canada
Pronunciation: ts̠ˤʰᵊĩɬqʰotʼin
Region: Chilcotin Country, Central Interior of British Columbia