Samish
Americannoun
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Samishes,
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Samish
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a member of an Indigenous people of northwestern Washington State.
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the Salishan language of the Samish.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Samish
First recorded in 1855–60; from Samish Sʔémǝš, roughly meaning “the people who are there”
Example Sentences
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The Chinook caught offshore of Vancouver Island included spring, summer and fall Chinook, from rivers all over the region: the Nooksack, Samish, Skagit, Stillaguamish, Skykomish.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
As a Yup’ik Salmon Person, I know that for coastal tribes, including the Lummi, Samish and Swinomish, wild Pacific salmon are sacred and inextricably tied to cultural, physical, nutritional and spiritual well-being.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Having made no inroads with Inslee, tribal leaders may now turn to the Legislature, Tom Wooten, chair of the Samish Nation, said Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Wooten, the Samish chair, said the derailment was a reminder of the need for a safe method of transportation for fuel and other potentially toxic materials.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
On the south the Lummi adjoin the Samish and other bands of the Skagits, who in language approach the Nisquallies.
From Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi by George Gibbs
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