Lushootseed

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Lushootseed is a Coast Salish Native American language traditionally spoken in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish language
Native American language
indigenous language of North America
language
country United States
endangermentStatus severely endangered
glottocode lush1253
hasDialect Northern Lushootseed
Southern Lushootseed
hasFeature aspectual morphology
complex consonant clusters
glottalized consonants
limited vowel inventory
polysynthetic morphology
pronominal clitics
rich consonant inventory
stress-based prosody
verb-initial tendencies
ISO639-3 lut
languageFamily Salishan languages
region Puget Sound
revitalization community immersion programs
language classes in tribal communities
language programs in schools
university courses
spokenBy Coast Salish peoples
Duwamish people
Muckleshoot people
Nisqually people
Puyallup people
Skagit peoples
Snohomish people
Squaxin Island Tribe
Stillaguamish people
Suquamish people
Swinomish people
Tulalip Tribes
Upper Skagit people
other Coast Salish tribes of Puget Sound
spokenIn Puget Sound lowlands
Washington
state Washington
subfamily Coast Salish
traditionalArea Puget Sound region of Washington State
usedFor ceremonial speech
oral history
songs
traditional stories
writingSystem Latin-based orthography
phonemic orthography

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