Columbia-Moses language

Moses-Columbia
Moses-Columbia
Columbia-Wenatchi
Nxaʔamxcín
Native to	United States of America
Region	northern Idaho, eastern Washington
Ethnicity	230 (2000 census)
Extinct	April 2023
Language family	Salishan Interior Salish Southern Moses-Columbia; ; ;
Dialects	Columbian †; Wenatchi †;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	col
Glottolog	colu1241
ELP	Columbian
	Columbian is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Moses-Columbia, or Columbia-Wenatchi (in Moses-Columbia: Nxaʔamxcín), was a Southern Interior Salish language, also known as Nxaảmxcín. Speakers resided in the Colville Indian Reservation. The Columbia people were followers of Chief Moses.

There were two dialects, Columbia (Sinkiuse, Columbian) and Wenatchi (Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan). Wenatchi was the heritage language of the Wenatchi, Chelan, and Entiat tribes, Columbian of the Sinkiuse-Columbia.

Pauline Stensgar, who died in April 2023 at age 96, is reported to have been the last fully fluent speaker.

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