Siuslaw
Siuslaw was a language isolate once spoken in United States.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Siuslaw was the language of the Siuslaw people and Lower Umpqua (Kuitsh) people of Oregon. It is also known as Lower Umpqua. The Siuslaw language had two dialects: Siuslaw proper (Šaayušƛa) and Lower Umpqua (Quuiič).
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Words in Siuslaw
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | hiC* | |
| name | Lin* | |
| eye | kopx* | |
| ear | qakwix* | |
| nose | Lwas3* | |
| tooth | t3x* | |
| tongue | thal* | |
| hand | CiL* | |
| blood | qawi* | |
| bone | cnaw3* | |
| skin | sqans* | |
| knee | qoqw* | |
| breast | kuc3* | |
| liver | kap3* | |
| water | Ci* | |
| fire | Liyaw* | |
| sun | cxayu* | |
| star | cum* | |
| stone | qayunc* | |
| mountain | SkoC* | |
| tree | Lqatu* | |
| leaf | Lip* | |
| night | qax* | |
| dog | kwiyos* | |
| fish | Ltiay* | |
| louse | tawi* | |
| one | aLq* | |
| two | xacu* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | nic* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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