Lushootseed

E55286

Lushootseed is a Coast Salish Native American language traditionally spoken in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish language
Native American language
indigenous language of North America
language
country United States
endangermentStatus severely endangered
glottocode lush1253
hasDialect Northern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed

Southern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
hasFeature aspectual morphology
complex consonant clusters
glottalized consonants
limited vowel inventory
polysynthetic morphology
pronominal clitics
rich consonant inventory
stress-based prosody
verb-initial tendencies
ISO639-3 lut
languageFamily Salishan languages
region Puget Sound
revitalization community immersion programs
language classes in tribal communities
language programs in schools
university courses
spokenBy Coast Salish peoples
Duwamish people
Muckleshoot people
Nisqually people
Puyallup people
Skagit peoples
linked to: Upper Skagit people

Snohomish people
Squaxin Island Tribe
Stillaguamish people
Suquamish people
Swinomish people
linked to: Lummi people

Tulalip Tribes
Upper Skagit people
other Coast Salish tribes of Puget Sound
spokenIn Puget Sound lowlands
Washington
state Washington
subfamily Coast Salish
traditionalArea Puget Sound region of Washington State
linked to: Puget Sound region
usedFor ceremonial speech
oral history
songs
traditional stories
writingSystem Latin-based orthography
phonemic orthography

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Seattle nativeLanguage Lushootseed
Chief Seattle spokeLanguage Lushootseed
Coast Salish peoples languageBranch Coast Salish languages
linked to: Lushootseed
Coast Salish peoples hasLanguage Straits Salish languages
linked to: Lushootseed
Coast Salish peoples hasLanguage Southern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
Coast Salish peoples hasLanguage Northern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
Lushootseed hasDialect Northern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
Lushootseed hasDialect Southern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
Suquamish traditionalLanguage Lushootseed
Sealth nativeLanguage Lushootseed
Sealth languageSpoken Lushootseed
Duwamish nativeLanguage Lushootseed
Salishan languages hasLanguage Lushootseed
Puyallup Tribe language Lushootseed
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe primaryLanguageHistorically Southern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
Snohomish people language Lushootseed
Tahoma traditionalNameLanguage Southern Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
Land of the Suquamish Tribe hasPrimaryLanguageTradition Suquamish dialect of Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
Suquamish people language Lushootseed
Suquamish people language Suquamish dialect of Lushootseed
linked to: Lushootseed
Si’ahl languageSpoken Lushootseed
Dxʷdəwʔabš ethnonymLanguage Lushootseed
Dxʷdəwʔabš traditionalLanguage Lushootseed