Lummi dialect
Lummi (Xwlemi Chosen, IPA: [xʷləmi tʃɔsən]) is a dialect of the North Straits Salish language traditionally spoken by the Lummi people of northwest Washington, in the United States. Although traditionally referred to as a language, it is mutually intelligible with the other dialects of North Straits.
| Lummi | |
|---|---|
| Xwlemi | |
| Region | Pacific Northwest |
Salishan languages
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | lumm1243[1] |
Lummi language is still spoken on the Lummi reservation and is taught at Ferndale High School[2], Lummi Nation School and the Northwest Indian College.
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Lummi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Ferndale Native American Education
Further reading
- Gibbs, George (1863). Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallam and Lummi. Cramoisy Press. Available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection or at Internet Archive
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