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Lummi dialect

Lummi dialect

Dialect of the North Straits Salish language

Lummi (Xwlemi Chosen, IPA: [xʷləmi tʃɔsən]) is a dialect of the North Straits Salish language traditionally spoken by the Lummi people of northwest Washington, in the United States. Although traditionally referred to as a language, it is mutually intelligible with the other dialects of North Straits.

Quick Facts Pronunciation, Region ...

Lummi language is still spoken on the Lummi reservation and is taught at Ferndale High School,[1] Lummi Nation School, Vista Middle School, Horizon Middle School, Skyline and Eagleridge Elementary Schools,[2] and the Northwest Indian College.

Phonology

More information Bilabial, Alveolar ...
  • /ts/ phonemically occurs only rarely within vocabulary.[3]
More information Front, Central ...
  • Vowel sounds /æ, ɔ/ may also be heard as more mid or open as [ɛ, ɒ].[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Ferndale Native American Education. Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Native American Education - Ferndale School District". Archived from the original on 2021-07-29.
  3. [3]
    Charles, Al; Demers, Richard A.; Bowman, Elizabeth (1978). Introduction to the Lummi language.
  4. [4]
    Montler, Timothy (1999). Language and Dialect Variation in Straits Salishan. Anthropological Linguistics Vol. 41, No. 4 (Winter, 1999): Indiana University. pp. 462–502.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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