Cowlitz
Cowlitz was a Salishan language once spoken in United States.
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Cowlitz (Cowlitz: ƛʼpúlmixq), also known as Cowlitz Salish, is a Tsamosan language of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages. It was spoken by the Lower Cowlitz people of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and is spoken today by both Lower and Upper Cowlitz people. It went dormant in the 1960s. As of 2022, it is being revitalized by the Cowlitz Tribe in collaboration with the Language Conservancy.
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Words in Cowlitz
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| water | qálʼ | |
| one | ʔúc's | |
| two | sáliʔ | |
| three | kaʔłiʔ | |
| four | mús | |
| five | čílačš |
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