Whulshootseed (xʷəlšuʔcid), also called Twulshootseed, was a Native American language in Washington, which was spoken by the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, and Squaxin Island tribes. Whulshootseed is a southern dialect of Lushootseed, which is part of the Coast Salish language group.[2] The last native speaker was Ellen Williams (1923-2016).[1][3][4]
Whulshootseed | |
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Twulshootseed, Southern Lushootseed | |
xʷəlšuʔcid | |
Native to | United States |
Region | Washington |
Native speakers | 1 (2005)[1] |
Language family | Salishan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | slh |
Glottolog | sout2965 |
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Whulshootseed was taught at the Muckleshoot Language Program of the Muckleshoot Tribal College in Auburn, Washington, at a local school, and by the Puyallup Tribal Language Program.[5][6][7] A 1999 video, Muckleshoot: a People and Their Language profiles the Muckleshoot Whulshootseed Language Preservation Project.[8]
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