Washington: Non-Native teaching Quileute tongue-twisting language

[Francis Hult]

Peninsula Daily News

 

Non-Native teaching Quileute tongue-twisting language

 

Every word spoken in Quileute breathes new life into the ancient Native American language.

That's the perception of anthropologist Jay Powell, who has taught two five-week "crash courses" in Quileute - properly pronounced Kwil-LAY-yute - at LaPush and who hopes to teach two more.

Without energetic efforts by tribal members and their teacher, the language could disappear.

Three, perhaps four, people can speak Quileute fluently.

When they are gone, all that remains will be phrases, greetings, ceremonies and songs.

 

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