Nooksack language

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The Nooksack language (Lhéchalosem) is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Nooksack Indians of northwestern Washington State in the United States, centered in Whatcom County.

The Nooksack language belonged to the Coast Salishan family of Native American but became extinct around 1988. In the 1970s, the Salishan linguist Brent Galloway worked closely with the last remaining fluent speaker and is currently completing a dictionary of the language. George Adams, a Nooksack tribal member, is also working on the language.

Nooksack is most closely related to Squamish, Sháshíshálhem (Sechelt) and Halkomelem, which are all spoken in nearby parts of British Columbia, Canada.

Phonology

Vowels

The following table includes all the vowel sounds found in the Nooksack language.

Consonants

The following table includes all the consonant sounds found in the Nooksack language.

Orthography

In addition, the symbol "ː" is used to indicated elongated vowels and consonants (e.g., mː, aː). An acute accent (´) is placed over the accented syllable.

References

• Nooksack Tribe page

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