Lushootseed
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A language of United States
No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. The last native speaker, Vi Hilbert, died in 2008 (2008 C. Willmsen). Ethnic population: 18,000 (Golla 2007).
Washington: Puget Sound area.
9 (Reawakening). Language of registered tribe: Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington.
Sauk-Suiattle.
Shifted to English [eng].
Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Numerous programs beginning to teach Lushootseed, in which children, parents, and elders take part; also being introduced as a language available at local colleges.
Lushootseed encompasses Southern Lushootseed [slh], Skagit [ska] and Snohomish [sno]. Lushootseed is the name that is used by most scholars for the group as a whole.