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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 Region, Language family ...

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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