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 |
Language family | Salishan languages
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | lumm1243 |
Lummi language is still spoken on the Lummi reservation and is taught at Ferndale High School,[1] Lummi Nation School, Vista Middle School, Horizon Middle School, Skyline and Eagleridge Elementary Schools,[2] and the Northwest Indian College.
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | sibilant | lateral | plain | lab. | plain | lab. | |||||
| Plosive/ Affricate |
plain | p | t | ts | tʃ | kʷ | q | qʷ | ʔ | ||
| ejective | pʼ | tʼ | tsʼ | tɬʼ | tʃʼ | kʷʼ | qʼ | qʷʼ | |||
| Fricative | s | ɬ | ʃ | xʷ | χ | χʷ | h | ||||
| Sonorant | plain | m | n | l | j | ŋ | w | ||||
| glottalized | ˀm | ˀn | ˀj | ˀŋ | ˀw | ||||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid/Open | æ | ə | ɔ |
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