Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lummi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: lum-mi
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Coast Salish people of Washington State, around the San Juan Islands and parts of Whatcom County.

name

The language of this tribe.

adj

Relating to the Lummi people, their culture, or language.

Etymology

Anglicized form of Saanich Xwlemi or Lhaq'temish

Word Breakdown

Root: Xwlemi

Inflected Forms

Lummis (plural) more Lummi (comparative) most Lummi (superlative)

Questions

What does lummi mean?: A member of a Coast Salish people of Washington State, around the San Juan Islands and parts of Whatcom County.
Where does lummi come from?: Anglicized form of Saanich Xwlemi or Lhaq'temish

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