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  1. Columbia-Moses language - Wikipedia

    Wenatchi was the heritage language of the Wenatchi, Chelan, and Entiat tribes, Columbian of the Sinkiuse-Columbia. Pauline Stensgar, who died on May 2, 2023, at age 96, is reported to have been …

  2. The Dead Parrot Society – Now I Know

    Jun 18, 2024 · On May 2, 2023, a 96-year-old woman named Pauline Stensgar passed away in the state of Washington — and with her, died the language she spoke.

  3. She was 96 years old. Pauline Stensgar was the last fully fluent speaker of the nxa?amxcin dialect. She dedicated her life to preserving and revitalizing the language. Her most recent project was …

  4. Pauline Stensgar - The Star

    May 10, 2023 · A proud member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville, Pauline was one of the last remaining persons completely fluent in the "Moses Columbia Dialect" as well as being conversational …

  5. Pauline Stensgar, the last... - Sisterhood connecting as one.

    Pauline Stensgar, the last fully fluent speaker of the n̓xaʔm̓xčín̓ language, died Tuesday. She was 96. A member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Stensgar dedicated her life to …

  6. PAULINE STENSGAR 1927-2023 [dictionary 50001.1]

    A member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Stensgar dedicated her life to preserving and revitalizing the language. Her most recent project was establishing a nxamxcin* …

  7. Columbia-Moses language - grokipedia.com

    Moses-Columbia , or Columbia-Wenatchi (in Moses-Columbia: Nxaʔamxcín), is an extinct Southern Interior Salish language, also known as Nxaʔamxcín. Speakers traditionally lived in the Colville …

  8. Colville Tribes is mourning the loss of one of its most honorable ...

    Colville Business Council Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson says the death of Pauline Stensgar is “incalculable.” Stensgar was the tribes eldest employee and was the last fully fluent speaker of the …

  9. N̓Səlx’Čin̓ N̓Sélišcn̓ N̓XaʔM̓Xčin̓ Sn̓Čicú̓ʔUmšcn̓ – JAZW

    Aug 14, 2025 · A member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Stensgar dedicated her The indigenous Columbia-Moses language (n̓xaʔm̓xčín̓) of the Pacific Northwest went extinct as …

  10. Colville Tribes’ last fully fluent speaker of Moses-Columbia tribe ...

    May 5, 2023 · Colville Business Council Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson says the loss of Pauline Stensgar is “incalculable.” Stensgar was the tribes eldest employee and was the last fully fluent …