Quileute Language
Quileute /ˈkwɪlɨjuːt/, also known as Quillayute /kwɨˈleɪjuːt/, is the only surviving Chimakuan language, spoken by a few Quileute and Makah elders on the western coast of the Olympic peninsula south of Cape Flattery at La Push and the lower Hoh River in Washington State, USA. The name Quileute comes from kʷoʔlí·yot’, the name of a village at La Push.
Quileute is famous for its lack of nasal sounds, such as, or nasal vowels, an areal feature of Puget Sound. Quileute is polysynthetic and words can be quite long.
Read more about Quileute Language: Use and Revitalization Efforts, Phonology, Morphology, See Also
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