Lower_Chehalis_language

Lower Chehalis language

Lower Chehalis language

Salishan language of North America

Lower Chehalis (Łəw̓ál̕məš) is a member of the Tsamosan (or Olympic Peninsula) branch of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages. In some classifications, Lower Chehalis is placed closer to Quinault than it is to Upper Chehalis.

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Phonology

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Vowels are represented as /i ə u a/ and /iː uː aː/.[2] Allophones are also noted. Instead of the high /i/ and /u/, Kinkade claims the vowels are /e ə o a eː oː aː/, based on the most common allophones.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Lower Chehalis at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Snow, Charles T. (June 1969). A Lower Chehalis Phonology (Master of Arts thesis). University of Kansas. hdl:1808/26715. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  3. [3]
    Kinkade, M. Dale (July 1963). "Phonology and Morphology of Upper Chehalis: I". International Journal of American Linguistics. 29 (3): 181–195. doi:10.1086/464734.


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