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

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Etymology

Origin of Skokomish

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

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Skokomish

Oral histories and traditions surrounding the beaked hazelnuts abound in the Kalapuya, Skokomish, Nlaka’pamux, and Gitxsan communities of British Columbia.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 18, 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

Snow elevations will be higher along the south slopes of the Olympics, and thus heavy rain will force sharp rises on Mason County’s Skokomish River.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

Working with Coast Salish experts and traditional knowledge keepers, the team also interviewed members of the Sto:lo, Skokomish, Snuneymuxw, and other Coast Salish groups about the history and significance of woolly dogs.

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 John Wesley Powell

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