Southern Lushootseed Explained
| Southern Lushootseed |
| Also Known As: | Twulshootseed, Whulshootseed |
| Nativename: | - xʷəlšucid (Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects)
- txʷəlšucid (elsewhere)
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| States: | United States |
| Region: | Washington |
| Extinct: | 4 January 2016, with the death of Ellen Williams |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | American |
| Fam1: | Salishan |
| Fam2: | Coast Salish |
| Fam3: | Lushootseed |
| Isoexception: | dialect |
| Iso3: | slh |
| Glotto: | sout2965 |
| Glottorefname: | Southern Lushootseed |
| Notice: | IPA |
Southern Lushootseed, also called Twulshootseed or Whulshootseed in the Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects, is the southern dialect of Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language in western Washington State.[1] It was historically spoken by the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, and Squaxin Island tribes. The last native speaker was Ellen Williams (1923–2016) and her death rendered the language extinct.[2] [3] [4]
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.[5] [6] [7] A 1999 video, Muckleshoot: a People and Their Language profiles the Muckleshoot Whulshootseed Language Preservation Project.[8]
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Notes and References
- News: Holly Taylor. Preserving the Lushootseed language for the next generation. Crosscut.com, News of the Great Nearby. Seattle, WA. 2021-02-18. 2010-05-06.
- News: Erik Lacitis. Last few Whulshootseed speakers spread the word. Seattle Times Newspaper. 2021-02-18. 2005-02-08.
- News: Lois Sweet Dorman. Lost in translation: a connection to the sacred. Seattle Times. 2012-09-15. 2005-06-21.
- Book: Johansen. Bruce E. Up from the ashes : nation building at Muckleshoot . Chapter 10, Muckleshoot language revival . 2015. Seattle Publishing. Seattle, WA. 9780985776411. 244–251. First.
- Web site: Muckleshoot Language Program. Muckleshoot Tribal College. 2012-09-15.
- News: Mary Ann Zehr. NCLB Seen Impeding Indigenous-Language Preservation. Education Week. 2012-09-15. 2010-07-14.
- Web site: Puyallup Tribal Language Program. Puyallup Tribe of Indians. 2021-02-18.
- Scott Ross (Director). Muckleshoot: a People and Their Language. 2012-12-03. 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20130104164236/http://www.library.arizona.edu/help/how/find/films/indian/m.html. 2013-01-04. dead.
