Quinault
Quinault was a Salishan language once spoken in United States.
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Quinault (Kʷínaył) is a member of the Tsamosan (Olympic) branch of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages. It is extinct, but efforts are being taken to revitalize it.
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Words in Quinault
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | skwitiLtalmixw* | |
| name | j3q* | |
| eye | mus* | |
| ear | qwelan* | |
| nose | m3qs3n* | |
| tooth | j3nis* | |
| tongue | tixwcaL* | |
| hand | Xwom3C3s* | |
| blood | qwiL* | |
| bone | tiq* | |
| skin | S3w3m* | |
| knee | n3w3ltnis* | |
| breast | kamt3n* | |
| liver | m3l37* | |
| water | qal | |
| fire | qw3t* | |
| sun | qw3l3s* | |
| star | sxwakw* | |
| stone | p3tan3* | |
| mountain | maniCu7* | |
| tree | l3q* | |
| leaf | p3ck3L* | |
| night | p3ca7at* | |
| dog | qaXw7o* | |
| fish | q3mq3n* | |
| louse | m3S3in* | |
| one | paw* | |
| two | sali* | |
| I | 3nc* | |
| you | n3gwi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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