List of Lushootseed-speaking peoples

The Lushootseed-speaking peoples, sometimes known as the Lushootseed people, are a group of Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest who speak the Lushootseed language.

Lushootseed-speaking groups were traditionally politically autonomous at the local, or village, level, so there was no historical term to refer to all Lushootseed-speaking peoples. Words like or (lit. "Lushootseed peoples" or "Peoples who speak Lushootseed") are sometimes used in modern times.

All historically attested extended village groups or bands are listed, grouped by modern-day tribal units, sub-units, and further sub-units:

Northern Lushootseed

Northern Lushootseed () is spoken by peoples living generally in Island, Skagit, Snohomish, and parts of Whatcom counties. Northern Lushootseed-speaking communities include:

• Upper Skagit –
• Nuwhaha – dxʷʔaha
• Lake Whatcom village – sx̌ačuʔabÅ¡
• Lake Samish village – stiksabÅ¡
• Nookachamps – duqʷəčabÅ¡
• Mount Vernon village – dᶻalqahabÅ¡
• Big Lake village - cəlaɬabÅ¡
• Mesekwegwils – bəsikÊ·igÊ·ilc
• Chobaabish – čubəʔabÅ¡
• Baslo'alo – baslux̌ʔalux̌
• Smaliwhu – sbaliʔxÊ·
• Silayucid – sʔilayucid
• Beskayucid – bəsq̓ixÊ·ucid
• Miskaiwhu – bəsq̓ixÊ·ixÊ·
• Kwabatsabsh – k̓ʷabacabÅ¡
• Sauk – saʔqʷəbixÊ·
• Suiattle – suyaƛ̕bixÊ·
• Stillaguamish – stuləgÊ·abÅ¡
• Quadsack – qÊ·acaʔkÊ·bixÊ·
• Swinomish – swədəbÅ¡
• Squinamish – sqʷədəbÅ¡
• Kikiallus – kikiyalus
• (Lower) Skagit – sqaǰətabÅ¡
• Snohomish –
• Quil Ceda – qʷəl̕sidəʔəbÅ¡
• Whidbey Island Snohomish – dəgÊ·asx̌abÅ¡
• Sdodohobsh – sduduhubÅ¡
• N'Quentlmamish – dxÊ·kÊ·iƛ̕əbabÅ¡

Southern Lushootseed

Southern Lushootseed, otherwise known as Twulshootseed () is spoken by the various peoples, historical and contemporary, located in King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, and Kitsap counties. Southern Lushootseed communities include:

• Skykomish – sq̓ixʷəbÅ¡
• Staktalijamish – st̕aq̓taliÇ°abÅ¡
• Upper Skykomish/Index people – bəsx̌əx̌əx̌əlč
• Duwamish – dxÊ·dəwʔabÅ¡
• Shilshole – Å¡ilÅ¡ulabÅ¡
• Hachuamish – x̌ačuʔabÅ¡
• Thornton Creek band – dəxÊ·x̌ʷubilabÅ¡
• Union Bay band – sluʔwiɬabÅ¡
• Renton band
• May Creek band – Å¡abalʔtxÊ·abÅ¡
• Stkehlmish – saʔcaqaɬəbÅ¡
• Juanita Creek band – təbɬtubixÊ·
• Sammamish – sc̓ababÅ¡
• Stkamish – stəqabÅ¡
• Suquamish – dxÊ·səq̓ʷəbÅ¡
• Saktamish – sx̌aq̓tabÅ¡
• Puyallup – spuyaləpabÅ¡
• Hylebos Creek band – sx̌ax̌ƛ̕abÅ¡
• Clarks Creek band – txÊ·skÊ·aqÊ·abÅ¡
• Simons Creek band – sqʷədabÅ¡
• Homamish – sxʷəbabÅ¡
• Shotlemamish – dəxÊ·sx̌əƛ̕əbabÅ¡
• Steilacoom – č̓tilqʷəbabÅ¡
• Clover Creek band
• Nisqually – dxÊ·sqÊ·aliʔabÅ¡
• Sequalitchew – sčəgÊ·aličabÅ¡
• Lower Nisqually
• Clear Creek band
• Nisqually Lake band
• Muck Creek band
• Meshal/Mashel – bəšalabÅ¡
• Squaxin Island – sqÊ·ax̌sədəbÅ¡
• Sahewamish – shiʔwəbÅ¡
• T'Peeksin – təpikʷšədabÅ¡
• Squiatl – sk̓ʷəyaiɬəbÅ¡
• Stechass – st̕č̓asəbÅ¡
• Nusechatl – dəxʷč̓ič̓aʔaɬabÅ¡

Whulshootseed

Whulshootseed (xʷəlšucid) refers to the large subdialect of Southern Lushootseed spoken by the Snoqualmie and Muckleshoot peoples.

• Snoqualmie – sdukÊ·albixÊ·
• Tolt band – x̌alalʔtxÊ·abÅ¡
• Upper Snoqualmie/North Bend band – baqÊ·ababÅ¡
• Fall City band
• Muckleshoot – bəqəlÅ¡uɬ
• Skopamish – sxÊ·q̓ʷupabÅ¡
• Yilalkoamish – ʔilalqÊ·uʔabÅ¡
• Soos/Susabsh – sʔusabÅ¡
• Smulkamish – sbalqÊ·uʔabÅ¡
• Stuck River band – stəx̌ʷabÅ¡
• Upper Puyallup
• Tkwakwamish – dxÊ·xÊ·aq̓ʷabÅ¡
• South Prairie Creek band

See also

• Twana peoples
• List of Halkomelem-speaking peoples

References

Bibliography