Southern Lushootseed
Southernmost dialect of the Lushootseed language
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Southern Lushootseed, also called Twulshootseed (txʷəlšucid) or Whulshootseed (xʷəlšucid) in the Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects,[2][3] is the southern dialect of Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language in western Washington State.[4] It was historically spoken by the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, and Squaxin Island tribes. The last fluent speaker was Ellen Williams (1923–2016) and her death rendered the language extinct.[5][6][7]
| Southern Lushootseed | |
|---|---|
| Twulshootseed, Whulshootseed | |
| xʷəlšucid (Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects) txʷəlšucid (elsewhere) | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Washington |
| Ethnicity | Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, Squaxin Island |
| Extinct | 4 January 2016, with the death of Ellen Williams[1] |
| Revival | exist |
Salishan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | slh |
| Glottolog | sout2965 |
Southern Lushootseed | |
Language classes
Whulshootseed is 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.[8][9][10] A 1999 video, Muckleshoot: a People and Their Language profiles the Muckleshoot Whulshootseed Language Preservation Project.[11]
Community classes for Southern Lushootseed are offered through Tidelands gallery in Seattle.[12]
