Lushootseed
/ləˈʃuːtsiːd/noun
The Salishan language of the people of the Puget Sound in Washington state.
- Formerly called Puget (Sound) Salish. The first dialect of Lushootseed to be studied was Nisqually..
adjective
Of or relating to the Lushootseed language or its speakers.
Origin
1970s. From Lushootseed dxwləšúcid language of the Puget Sound region from -ləš- Puget Sound region + dxw-, -úcid language; compare ləšúcid what is understandable.