Lushootseed

American  

[luh-shoot-seed] / ləˈʃut sid /

noun

1. a Coast Salish language spoken by approximately 20 peoples from northern Oregon to central British Columbia.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language spoken from northern Oregon to central British Columbia, or to its speakers.

Etymology

Origin of Lushootseed

First recorded in 1975–80; from Lushootseed xʷəlšucid, dxʷləšúcid, txʷəlšucid “language of the Puget Sound region,” a self-designation, derived from -ləš- “Puget Sound region” + dxʷ- ... -úcid “language”

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Example Sentences

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Lushootseed

In Lushootseed, Puyallup people are known as puyaləpabš, meaning “people from the bend at the bottom of the river.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024

On the west side of the Cascades, the Tulalip, Swinomish, and Suquamish tribes are among those offering more classes and school support for Lushootseed, the language spoken by Salish tribes around the Puget Sound region.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2023

A handful of schools in the state use tribal languages for their programs, like Makah, Lushootseed and Quileute.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

“It is an amazing and wonderful idea to give our waterfront its Lushootseed name again,” said Seattle City Council President Debora Juarez, an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation, in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

Depending on which linguist or ethnographer you consult, the Lushootseed name for that point is spelled pka’dzultshu or paq̓ácałču, meaning something like “thrust far out.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2022

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