Twana
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A language of United States
Alternate Names
Skokomish, Ti’tuwaduqut’sid, Tuwa’duqx
User Population
No known L1 speakers. The last fluent speaker died in 1980 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 350 (1977 SIL).
Location
Washington: Puget Sound area.
Language Status
9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Skokomish Indian Tribe.
Dialects
Skokomish, Quilcene.
Language Use
Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Dictionary. The position for manager of the Twana Language Revitalization Project became available in 2017.