Nlaka'pamuctsin

English

Etymology

From Thompson nɬeʔkepmxcín, spelled Nlaka'pamuctsin with the Bouchard orthography.

Proper noun

Nlaka'pamuctsin

  1. Synonym of Thompson (language).
    • 2023 October 31, Lyssa Martin, “History at the Confluence: This most important document in Kamloops’ history”, in The Wren‎[1]:
      The resulting document was written in English by James Teit, compiled and translated from the mother tongues of the gathered delegates, Nlaka’pamuctsin, Secwépemctsin and nsyilxcən.
    • 2025, “Indigenous Peoples”, in Tourism Hope Cascades and Canyons‎[2], retrieved 20 November 2025:
      The Nlaka’pamux Nation inhabits the intersecting canyons of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers, spanning a territory from Spuzzum to Yale B.C., including the mountainous regions east of Yale/Hope, and extending southwest into the United States as far as Mount Baker. Speaking Nlaka’pamuctsin, an Interior Salish language, they have a strong tradition of expression through clothing and jewelry.
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