Nlaka'pamuctsin
Thompson
Salishan
Thompson (Nlaka'pamuctsin, "the language of the Nlaka'pamux") is a Salishan language of the Interior Salish branch, spoken by the Nlaka'pamux people of the Thompson and Fraser canyons in southern British Columbia. The Nlaka'pamux territory is famous for the spectacular Hells Gate, Hope-Princeton, and Lytton geological features. Thompson preserves classical Salishan typological features: ergative-absolutive alignment with split ergativity, complex polypersonal verb morphology, glottalized consonants, and back-velar/uvular consonant series. The Thompson & Thompson 1992 reference grammar is the major modern documentation. Active language revitalization through First Nations Language Authority of BC and the Nlaka'pamux Tribal Council since the 1990s.
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20 mots essentiels en Thompson
Eau
séwlkwe
/seːwlkʷe/
Feu
nlhmín
/nɬmin/
Soleil
skwekwsim
/skʷekʷsim/
Lune
mésmes
/mesmes/
Mère
skíxe
/skiχe/
Père
skíxa
/skiχa/
Manger
ʔíqs
/ʔiqs/
Boire
ʔeẃkw
/ʔewkʷ/
Amour
xámeʔs
/χameʔs/
Cœur
sn'éxteʔ
/snʔeχteʔ/
Arbre
sníxsem
/sniχsem/
Maison
citxw
/tsitxʷ/
Chien
sqáxa
/sqaχa/
Chat
púsh
/puʃ/
Main
sxwép
/sxʷep/
Œil
spqáqxn
/spqaqχn/
Bonjour
weytk
/wejtk/
Merci
kukstéyp
/kuksteːjp/
Un
paáls
/paʔals/
Bon
mín
/min/
Sources
Mots comparés
Comparé aux langues Salishan apparentées
| Sens | Thompson | squamish | Atikamekw | sandawe | hadza | Ngäbéré | Jaqaru |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau | séwlkwe /seːwlkʷe/ | stáḵw /staqʷ/ | nipi /nipi/ | tsʼa /tsʼa/ | ʼati /ʔati/ | ñö /ɲø/ | uma /uma/ |
| Feu | nlhmín /nɬmin/ | sḵwiḵw /sqʷiqʷ/ | ickoteo /iʃkoteo/ | tsʼoo /tsʼoː/ | ʼimi /ʔimi/ | nio /nio/ | nina /nina/ |
| Soleil | skwekwsim /skʷekʷsim/ | snexwílh /snexʷiɬ/ | pisim /pisim/ | kʼɔɔ /kʼɔː/ | ʼisha /ʔiʃa/ | ngwen /ŋʷen/ | ñiwi /ɲiwi/ |
| Lune | mésmes /mesmes/ | lh7álha /ɬʔaɬa/ | tipikaw pisim /tipikaw pisim/ | tsoa /tsoa/ | heto /heto/ | só /só/ | phaxshi /pʰaχʃi/ |
| Mère | skíxe /skiχe/ | sma /sma/ | okawi /okawi/ | yei /jei/ | ama /ama/ | meye /meje/ | mama /mama/ |
| Père | skíxa /skiχa/ | smas /smas/ | ohi /ohi/ | ai /ai/ | aba /aba/ | rün /rɨn/ | awki /awki/ |
| Manger | ʔíqs /ʔiqs/ | i7iyím /iʔijim/ | mitikwa /mitikwa/ | ǁee /ǁeː/ | ʼicha /ʔitʃa/ | mrö /mrø/ | mankaña /mankaɲa/ |
| Boire | ʔeẃkw /ʔewkʷ/ | q'emél̕chen /qʼemʔeɬtʃen/ | minikwa /minikwa/ | ʔee /ʔeː/ | ʼo /ʔoː/ | ñögö /ɲøɡø/ | umaña /umaɲa/ |
| Amour | xámeʔs /χameʔs/ | néxwsa /nexʷsa/ | sakitewin /sakitewin/ | kalokisi /kalokisi/ | ʼuwakitchi /ʔuwakitʃi/ | tare /taɾe/ | munasiña /munasiɲa/ |
| Cœur | sn'éxteʔ /snʔeχteʔ/ | stúlich /stulitʃ/ | mite /mite/ | ǁʼampoo /ǁʼampoː/ | ʼaitchi /ʔaitʃi/ | brukwä /bɾukwɨ/ | chuyma /tʃujma/ |
| Arbre | sníxsem /sniχsem/ | stsék'as /stsekʼas/ | mihtikw /mihtikw/ | hetsʼee /hetsʼeː/ | ʼani /ʔani/ | krätä /kɾɨtɨ/ | qhura /qʰuɾa/ |
| Maison | citxw /tsitxʷ/ | lám' /laːmʔ/ | miciwap /mitʃiwap/ | ge /ɡe/ | ndolo /ndolo/ | ju /dʒu/ | uta /uta/ |
| Chien | sqáxa /sqaχa/ | sḵáxwesh /sqaxʷeʃ/ | atim /atim/ | ǀɔɔ /ǀɔː/ | kongwesi /koŋɡwesi/ | nukro /nukɾo/ | anu /anu/ |
| Chat | púsh /puʃ/ | pus /pus/ | minoc /minotʃ/ | misho /miʃo/ | ʼmiu /ʔmiu/ | mishi /miʃi/ | phishi /pʰiʃi/ |
| Main | sxwép /sxʷep/ | chálash /tʃaːlaʃ/ | kicikon /kitʃikon/ | kxʼaa /kxʼaː/ | kwaʼla /kʷaʔla/ | kise /kise/ | amrra /amra/ |
| Œil | spqáqxn /spqaqχn/ | kwíkw /kʷikʷ/ | mickisikw /mitʃkisikʷ/ | gaa /ɡaː/ | ʼaha /ʔaha/ | okwä /okwɨ/ | nayri /najɾi/ |
| Bonjour | weytk /wejtk/ | chen kwenmántumi /tʃen kʷenmantumi/ | kwei /kwej/ | gabaeesa /ɡabaeːsa/ | ʼmtana /ʔmtana/ | käre /kɨɾe/ | kamishti /kamiʃti/ |
| Merci | kukstéyp /kuksteːjp/ | huy chexw a /huj tʃexʷ a/ | mikwetc /mikwetʃ/ | musʼokoyo /musʼokojo/ | ʼmbweko /ʔmbweko/ | kuin /kuin/ | yuspaa /juspaː/ |
| Un | paáls /paʔals/ | nch'a7 /ntʃʼaʔ/ | peikw /pejkʷ/ | tsʼekʼe /tsʼekʼe/ | ihtche /ihtʃe/ | krati /kɾati/ | maya /maja/ |
| Bon | mín /min/ | éy /ej/ | miloci /milotʃi/ | tlʼobe /tɬʼobe/ | ʼiyaʼe /ʔijaʔe/ | kuin /kuin/ | shuma /ʃuma/ |
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