Duwamish

Duwamish
Du·wa·mish (də-wäʹmĭsh) also Dwa·mish (dwäʹmĭsh) n. pl. Duwamish or Du·wa·mish·es also Dwamish or Dwa·mish·es
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the eastern shore of Puget Sound near present-day Seattle, Washington. The Duwamish became extinct as a people in the 20th century.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Coast Salish language of the Duwamish.

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