Southern Lushootseed
| Southern Lushootseed | |
|---|---|
| Twulshootseed, Whulshootseed | |
| xʷəlšucid (Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects) txʷəlšucid (elsewhere) | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Washington |
| Ethnicity | Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, Squaxin Island |
| Extinct | 4 January 2016, with the death of Ellen Williams |
| Revival | exist |
Salishan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | slh |
| Glottolog | sout2965 |
Southern Lushootseed | |
Southern Lushootseed, also called Twulshootseed (txʷəlšucid) or Whulshootseed (xʷəlšucid) in the Muckleshoot and Snoqualmie dialects, is the southern dialect of Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language in western Washington State. It was historically spoken by the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, and Squaxin Island tribes. The last fluent speaker was Ellen Williams (1923–2016) and her death rendered the language extinct.