Snohomish

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
sno
User Population

No known L1 speakers (2017 D. Miller). Survived into the 2000s. Ethnic population: 800 (1977 SIL).

Location

Washington: northwest, Tulalip Reservation.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Salish, Central Salish, Lushootseed
Dialects

Northern Lushootseed (Northern Puget Sound Salish).

Language Use

All shifted to English [eng].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Snohomish
Other Comments

Lushootseed [lut] is the name used by most scholars for Snohomish, Skagit [ska], and Southern Lushootseed [slh] as a group.