Southern Lushootseed
Southern Lushootseed was a Salishan language once spoken in United States.
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Southern Lushootseed, also called Twulshootseed (txʷəlšucid) or Whulshootseed (xʷəlšucid) in the Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects, is the southern dialect of Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language in western Washington State. It was historically spoken by the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, and Squaxin Island tribes. The last fluent speaker was Ellen Williams (1923–2016) and her death rendered the language extinct.
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Words in Southern Lushootseed
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | 7aciLtalbixw* | |
| name | da7* | |
| eye | q3lub* | |
| ear | qw3ladi7* | |
| nose | qs* | |
| tooth | j3dis* | |
| tongue | Lal3p* | |
| hand | aCi7* | |
| blood | stuligw3d* | |
| bone | Saw* | |
| skin | cukw3b* | |
| knee | Xqpucid* | |
| breast | sq3bu* | |
| liver | sCalub* | |
| water | qwu7* | |
| fire | hud* | |
| sun | Lukw3L* | |
| star | Cus3d* | |
| stone | C3L37* | |
| mountain | sbadil* | |
| tree | ac* | |
| leaf | sCuL3y* | |
| night | LaX* | |
| dog | sqw3bay7* | |
| fish | s7uladxw* | |
| louse | bSCad* | |
| one | d3Cu7* | |
| two | sali7* | |
| I | ad* | |
| you | axw* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern LushootseedSalishan73% alike
- TwanaSalishan25% alike
- NooksackSalishan20% alike
- SecheltSalishan16% alike
- Upper ChehalisSalishan16% alike
- ClallamSalishan16% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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