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United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Seattle, WA. – 1980
The book is an attempt to create an appreciation of the complex Lushootseed language, spoken by American Indians in the area between Puget Sound and the Cascade Mountains northward to the Skagit River Valley. The book is divided into two parts: readings about Lushootseed life and a brief description of the Lushootseed language. The readings, taken…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, Ceremonies, Cultural Activities
Download full textMattina, Anthony – 1973
This dissertation is a grammatical sketch of Colville, a Salishan language of eastern Washington. After an introductory chapter on language family, the phonology (consonants, stops, resonants, vowels) is outlined. The chapter on morphology discusses the basic intransitive nature of all roots and the production of transitive, middle, and…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)
