Learn Kinship Terms in Lushootseed part 1

Lushootseed is a member of the Salish language family, whose approximately twenty surviving languages are spoken from northern Oregon to central British Columbia, and from the Pacific coast eastward into Montana and along the British Columbia-Alberta border.

Grandpa – scapaʔ

Grandmother – kayəʔ

Dad- bad

Mother – sk̓ʷuy

Son – ti bədaʔ

Daughter – tsi bədaʔ

Translation provided by the Tulalip Lushootseed language department. For more information on the Tulalip Lushootseed language department go to http://www.TulalipLushootseed.com