Also Known As:
Snohomish, Skagit, Swinomish, Skaǰət
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Author: Boulet, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), d.
This website is a very rich resource for the Lushootseed language, with vocabulary, ideas for using
Readers will welcome an important new contribution to the literature of shamanism and the North Amer
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.
Bibliography of Context:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.