Lummi dialect

Lummi
Xwlemi Chosen
Pronunciation[xʷləmi tʃɔsən]
RegionPacific Northwest
EthnicityLummi people
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologlumm1243

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.

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.

  1. ^ Ferndale Native American Education. Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Native American Education - Ferndale School District". Archived from the original on 2021-07-29.