Skagit peoples
The Skagit (/ˈskædʒ[invalid input: 'ɨ']t/ SKAJ-it) are either of two tribes of the Lushootseed Native American people living in the state of Washington, the Upper Skagit and the Lower Skagit.
They speak Skagit (also called Swinomish), a subdialect of the Northern dialect of Lushootseed, which is part of the Salishan family. As of 1977[update], there were an estimated 100 speakers of Skagit.[1]
The Skagit River, Skagit Bay, and Skagit County all derive their names from the Skagit people.
References
- ^ Skagit at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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