Upper Chehalis
Upper Chehalis was a Salishan language once spoken in United States.
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Upper Chehalis ( shə-HAY-liss; Upper Chehalis: q̓ʷay̓áyiɬq̓) is a Tsamosan language historically spoken by the Satsop and Upper Chehalis people in western Washington state.
From Wikipedia · Upper Chehalis language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Upper Chehalis
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | nuLtamS* | |
| name | skwacL* | |
| eye | mus* | |
| ear | qwalan* | |
| nose | m3qsn* | |
| tooth | y3ns* | |
| tongue | tixwcL* | |
| hand | CalS* | |
| blood | sqwiL* | |
| bone | Saw* | |
| skin | sL7iCL* | |
| knee | tans* | |
| breast | camtn* | |
| liver | saS* | |
| water | qwo7* | |
| fire | sqw3twn* | |
| sun | LukwaL* | |
| star | LaCis* | |
| stone | spataln* | |
| mountain | maniCi* | |
| tree | LiSaLS* | |
| leaf | kwLoy* | |
| night | kw3s* | |
| dog | qaXa7* | |
| fish | ciLn* | |
| louse | qwatiXa7* | |
| one | naC* | |
| two | sali* | |
| I | 3nca* | |
| you | n3w3* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- CowlitzSalishan55% alike
- QuinaultSalishan36% alike
- TwanaSalishan29% alike
- SecheltSalishan24% alike
- Northern LushootseedSalishan23% alike
- HalkomelemSalishan18% alike
Grammar
- BolinaoAustronesian80% alike
- CowlitzSalishan79% alike
- TwanaSalishan79% alike
- Lower ChehalisSalishan77% alike
- Temascaltepec NahuatlUto-Aztecan77% alike
- Ocotlán ZapotecOtomanguean77% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · uppe1439 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · cjh