Okanagan

English Okanagan Okanagan language Pronunciation en [ˈokəˌnɑːɡɪn] CA Adjective Of or relating to the Syilx people. Noun s * A member of the Syilx people. Derived terms en Central Okanagan North Okanagan Okanagan-Similkameen Proper noun en linguistics uncountable A Salish language which arose among the indigenous peoples of the southern Interior Plateau region based primarily in the Okanagan River Basin and the Columbia River Basin. en Colville-Okanagan n̓səl̓xcin̓ Nsyilxcən nsyilxcən en Paul Barthamier Unpacking the Okanagan Person-Marking Conundrum Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society 28 2002 51-62 https://journals.linguisticsociety.org/proceedings/index.php/BLS/article/view/3818/3522 10.3765/bls.v28i1.3818 Okanagan, a Southern Interior Salish language spoken in northern Washington state and southern British Columbia, exhibits a peculiar set of pronominal morphemes that surely are a testament to a diverse and varied history. en region p/British Columbia covering the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Okanagan River valley. en Okanagan Valley Okanagan Country en Kathy Michaels National help being sent to the Okanagan for fires; cadet camp opens doors to evacuees Global News 2023-08-20 https://globalnews.ca/news/9908713/national-help-okanagan-wildfires/ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that the Canadian Forces are being deployed to the Okanagan to assist with evacuations, staging and other logistical tasks. https://web.archive.org/web/20260520100226/https://globalnews.ca/news/9908713/national-help-okanagan-wildfires/ 20 May 2026 en Cheyanna Lorraine Hawaii got snow before the Okanagan did this year KelownaNow 2025-11-18 https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Good%20News/Hawaii_got_snow_before_the_Okanagan_did_this_year The cooler weather has arrived in the Okanagan and a light dusting of snow can be seen high up in the hills. en Native American tribes