Twana
Twana was a Salishan language once spoken in United States.
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The Twana (tuwaduq) language, also known as Skokomish, is a Coast Salish language of the Salishan language family, spoken by the Twana, the Indigenous people of Hood Canal, in Washington. The name "Skokomish" is an Anglicization of the Twana word squqəʔbəš and means "river people" or "people of the river".
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Words in Twana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | LuwabiS* | |
| name | s7ubat* | |
| eye | d3xwLa7as3b3d* | |
| ear | qw3ladi7* | |
| nose | b3qs3d* | |
| tooth | y3dis* | |
| tongue | d3xwcaC* | |
| hand | CalaS* | |
| blood | sd3xwqol* | |
| bone | Saw* | |
| skin | sLi7iCL* | |
| knee | kwp3lalxp* | |
| breast | sk3pbid* | |
| liver | sCalab* | |
| water | qo7* | |
| fire | asqwat* | |
| sun | sLukwaL* | |
| star | LeL3C3y3s* | |
| stone | sCatas* | |
| mountain | sbadid* | |
| leaf | qwiLo7oy* | |
| night | CaL* | |
| dog | sqwebay* | |
| fish | siLad* | |
| louse | b3sC3d* | |
| one | daqas* | |
| two | 3sali* | |
| I | d3ca* | |
| you | d3w3h* | |
| we | dibaL* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
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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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