Lummi dialect

Lummi (Xwlemi Chosen, ) 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, Lummi Nation School, Vista Middle School, Horizon Middle School, Skyline and Eagleridge Elementary Schools, and the Northwest Indian College.

Phonology

 * phonemically occurs only rarely within vocabulary.


 * Vowel sounds may also be heard as more mid or open as.