Twana language
| Twana | |
|---|---|
| Skokomish | |
| tuwaduq | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Puget Sound, precisely Hood Canal, Washington state |
| Ethnicity | 350 Twana (1977) |
| Extinct | 1980 |
| Revival | 2010s |
Salishan
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| NAPA | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | twa |
| Glottolog | twan1247 |
The Twana (tuwaduq) language, also known as Skokomish, is a Coast Salish language of the Salishan language family, spoken by the Twana, the Indigenous people of Hood Canal, in Washington. The name "Skokomish" is an Anglicization of the Twana word squqəʔbəš and means "river people" or "people of the river".