Salish, Southern Puget Sound

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
slh
Population

210 (2010 census). 5 monolinguals. Census (2000) does not distinguish between Southern Puget Sound [slh] and Straits [str]. Ethnic population: 1,300 (2000 census).

Location

Washington State, south end of Puget Sound.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Salish, Central Salish, Lushootseed
Dialects

Duwamish, Muckleshoot, Nisqually, Puyallup, Snoqualmie, Southern Lushootseed, Suquh.

Language Use

Shifting to English [eng]. Older adults.