Copyright 2007 Tulalip Tribes of Washington
Webmaster: David Sienko
dsienko@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
This page was last updated on
Tuesday July 01, 2008
Copyright 2007 Tulalip Tribes of Washington
Webmaster: David Sienko
dsienko@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
This page was last updated on
Tuesday July 01, 2008
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Lushootseed is a member of the Salish language family, whose approximately
twenty surviving languages are spoken from northern Oregon to central
British Columbia, and
from
the Pacific coast eastward into Montana and along the British
Columbia-Alberta border.
The Lushootseed-speaking region extends along the shores of Puget
Sound from modern-day Olympia to the Skagit watershed and from Hood canal to
the Cascades. The
term “Northern “ refers to the language as spoken
by the Skagit, Swinomish,
Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish and neighboring peoples; “Southern
Lushootseed,” is that spoken by the peoples of Snoqualmie, Muckleshoot,
Puyallup, Nisqually, Squaxin Island, Suquamish and their neighbors.
The Snohomish Lushootseed spoken at Tulalip exhibits features of both
Northern and Southern language, though it is usually categorized as
“Northern.”
The Tulalip Tribes Lushootseed Department is dedicated to
increasing awareness of Lushootseed within the community and beyond, as well
as to restoring the language to everyday use within the community.
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