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 – sx̌ačuʔabš Lake Samish village – stiksabš Nookachamps – duqʷəčabš Mount Vernon village – dᶻalqahabš Big Lake village - cəlaɬabš Mesekwegwils – bəsikʷigʷilc Chobaabish – čubəʔabš Baslo'alo – baslux̌ʔalux̌ Smaliwhu – sbaliʔxʷ Silayucid – sʔilayucid Beskayucid – bəsq̓ixʷucid Miskaiwhu – bəsq̓ixʷixʷ Kwabatsabsh – k̓ʷabacabš Sauk – saʔqʷəbixʷ Suiattle – suyaƛ̕bixʷ Stillaguamish – stuləgʷabš Quadsack – qʷacaʔkʷbixʷ Swinomish – swədəbš Squinamish – sqʷədəbš Kikiallus – kikiyalus (Lower) Skagit – sqaǰətabš Snohomish – Quil Ceda – qʷəl̕sidəʔəbš Whidbey Island Snohomish – dəgʷasx̌abš Sdodohobsh – sduduhubš N'Quentlmamish – dxʷkʷiƛ̕əbabš
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 – sq̓ixʷəbš Staktalijamish – st̕aq̓taliǰabš Upper Skykomish/Index people – bəsx̌əx̌əx̌əlč Duwamish – dxʷdəwʔabš Shilshole – šilšulabš Hachuamish – x̌ačuʔabš Thornton Creek band – dəxʷx̌ʷubilabš Union Bay band – sluʔwiɬabš Renton band May Creek band – šabalʔtxʷabš Stkehlmish – saʔcaqaɬəbš Juanita Creek band – təbɬtubixʷ Sammamish – sc̓ababš Stkamish – stəqabš Suquamish – dxʷsəq̓ʷəbš Saktamish – sx̌aq̓tabš Puyallup – spuyaləpabš Hylebos Creek band – sx̌ax̌ƛ̕abš Clarks Creek band – txʷskʷaqʷabš Simons Creek band – sqʷədabš Homamish – sxʷəbabš Shotlemamish – dəxʷsx̌əƛ̕əbabš Steilacoom – č̓tilqʷəbabš Clover Creek band Nisqually – dxʷsqʷaliʔabš Sequalitchew – sčəgʷaličabš Lower Nisqually Clear Creek band Nisqually Lake band Muck Creek band Meshal/Mashel – bəšalabš Squaxin Island – sqʷax̌sədəbš Sahewamish – shiʔwəbš T'Peeksin – təpikʷšədabš Squiatl – sk̓ʷəyaiɬəbš Stechass – st̕č̓asəbš Nusechatl – dəxʷč̓ič̓aʔaɬabš
Whulshootseed Whulshootseed (xʷəlšucid) refers to the large subdialect of Southern Lushootseed spoken by the Snoqualmie and Muckleshoot peoples.
Snoqualmie – sdukʷalbixʷ Tolt band – x̌alalʔtxʷabš Upper Snoqualmie/North Bend band – baqʷababš Fall City band Muckleshoot – bəqəlšuɬ Skopamish – sxʷq̓ʷupabš Yilalkoamish – ʔilalqʷuʔabš Soos/Susabsh – sʔusabš Smulkamish – sbalqʷuʔabš Stuck River band – stəx̌ʷabš Upper Puyallup Tkwakwamish – dxʷxʷaq̓ʷabš South Prairie Creek band
See also Twana peoples List of Halkomelem-speaking peoples
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