Skokomish

American  

[skoh-koh-mish, skuh-] / skoʊˈkoʊ mɪʃ, skə- /

noun

Skokomishes, plural Skokomish plural

1. a member of an Indigenous people of western Washington State.

2. Also called Twana.  the Salishan language of the Skokomish.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Skokomish or their language.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Skokomish
  plural
• Skokomishes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Skokomish

First recorded in 1850–55; from Skokomish sqwuqwóʔbəš, equivalent to sqwuqwóʔ “river” + -bəš (from earlier -məš ) “people”

Example Sentences

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Skokomish

The Skokomish Tribe, descendants of the Twana peoples, called the canal tuwaduq sidaqʷ — the “Twana people’s saltwater,” according to Tom Strong, the tribe’s vice chair and CEO.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024

Joseph Pavel, director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Skokomish Indian Tribe, said the unpermitted construction is indicative of “ongoing micro-colonialism of developing and trying to own the landscape.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

“It’s nice to hear Western science say this is how long you’ve had a relationship with woolly dogs,” says co-author Michael Pavel, a Skokomish Nation knowledge keeper.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023

“The more we know, the more questions we have,” says Susan Pavel sa’hLamitSa, an expert on traditional Skokomish weaving and executive director of the Coast Salish Wool Weaving Center.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023

Three or four live upon the Skokomish Reservation at the southern end of Hood’s Canal.

From Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 by Powell, John Wesley