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Dialect of the North Straits Salish language
Lummi (Lummi: Xwlemi Chosen, IPA: [xʷləmi tʃɔsən]) is a dialect of the North Straits Salish language traditionally spoken by the Lummi people of northwest
Lummi_dialect
Topics referred to by the same term
Lummi Nation, a federally-recognized tribe primarily composed of Lummis Lummi dialect, the dialect of North Straits Salish spoken by the Lummi Lummi Island
Lummi
Indigenous people of western Washington (state)
The Lummi (Lummi dialect: Xwlemi or Lhaq'temish) are a Central Coast Salish people Indigenous to western Washington, namely parts of the San Juan Islands
Lummi_people
Federally-recognized tribe in Washington (state)
The Lummi Nation (/ˈlʌmi/ LUH-mee; Lummi: Xwlemi [xʷləˈmi] or Lhaq'temish; officially the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation) is a federally recognized
Lummi_Nation
Island in Whatcom County, Washington
for his daughter or his sister, both also named Eliza. The name in Lummi dialect, Texwech, means "shaped like a bow". Eliza Island is composed primarily
Eliza_Island
Salishan dialect continuum
Northwestern languages. The dialects of Northern Straits are as follows: (†) marks a dialect that has no native speakers. Lummi (Xwlemi Chosen) Saanich (SENĆOŦEN
North_Straits_Salish_language
Community of orcas in the North Pacific Ocean
individuals. Lolita, also known as Tokitae, or as Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut to the Lummi, was captured during the 1970 Penn Cove capture, and died on August 18,
Southern_resident_orcas
Salishan language or dialect continuum of North America
'Are you Lummi?' xʷiʔ čəd lədxʷləbiʔ 'I am not Lummi.' Here, negation takes the first position, the subject pronoun takes the second, and 'Lummi' is pushed
Lushootseed
Dam in Mount Baker National Forest in Whatcom County, Washington
in Washington state. Koma Kulshan is the name of Mount Baker in the Lummi dialect. In 2022, the project was sold to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC
Koma_Kulshan_Project
Bay in Washington, United States
from the neighboring Lummi dialect of North Straits Salish, which itself is derived from the original Nooksack. In the Samish dialect of North Straits, the
Chuckanut_Bay
Island of the San Juan islands in Washington, United States
island in the Lummi dialectal name for it, Klu-whit-eton, meaning "Place of Abundant Oysters." Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the Lummi and Samish
Patos_Island
Ethnic group
signature of the Lummi chief Chow-its-hoot. Lacking a reservation of their own, many Samish were sent to live on the reservations of the Lummi or the Swinomish
Samish_people
North American aboriginal language
semology: A historical view. Anthropological Linguistics, 12 (2), 38-45. Lummis, C. (1910). Pueblo Indian folk stories. New York: The Century Co. Sutton
Southern_Tiwa_language
Coast Salish people in western Washington (state)
unrecognized Duwamish Tribe and the federally recognized tribes: Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Suquamish Indian Tribe of
Duwamish_people
Dialect of North Straits Salish
T'Sou-ke, also spelled Sooke /ˈsuːk/ and previously Soke /ˈsoʊk/, is the dialect of the North Straits Salish language spoken by the T'Sou-ke people of Vancouver
T'Sou-ke_dialect
Straits Salish people
people are enrolled in both the Semiahmoo First Nation in Canada and the Lummi Nation in the United States. The name Semiahmoo is pronuounced [səmyámə]
Semiahmoo_people
Indigenous people in Washington state, U.S.
or just those living on the Lummi Reservation. In 1867, some Nuwhaha had reportedly tried to join the Lummi at the Lummi Reservation, but in 1870, agent
Nuwhaha
Ethnic group
have since been elected to the state legislature, including Julie Johnson (Lummi). Only one Native American state representative is Republican; all the others
Tulalip_Tribes
Speech sound produced with continuous non-turbulent airflow
Mangbai have a palatal nasal /ˀɲ/ Chemehuevi, Deg Xinag, Hagei, Jingpo, Lummi, Khmu, Wui, and Yapese have a velar nasal /ˀŋ/ Lekwungen, Klallam, Saanich
Sonorant
Salishan language of North America
Straits Salish dialects, Sooke, Lekwungen, Saanich, Lummi, and Samish but the languages are not mutually intelligible. There were several dialects of Klallam
Klallam_language
Texas residents of Czech ancestry
characterized by Moravian dialects (Lachian and Moravian Wallachian) which vary to some extent from the Bohemian dialects spoken by most Czech-Americans
Czech_Texans
Songhees (a.k.a. Songish, a.k.a. Lekwungen) T'Souke (Sooke) Semiahmoo Malahat Lummi Klallam Tsartlip Tsawout Tseycum Pauquachin Esquimalt New Westminster (no
List of First Nations peoples in Canada
List_of_First_Nations_peoples_in_Canada
Grammar of the Lushootseed language
'Are you Lummi?' xʷiʔ čəd lədxʷləbiʔ 'I am not Lummi.' Here, negation takes the first position, the subject pronoun takes the second, and 'Lummi' is pushed
Lushootseed_grammar
Americas, and Oceania. Some of these languages have developed into dialects and dialect families (examples include African-American English, Pennsylvania
Languages of the United States
Languages_of_the_United_States
Ethnic group
Capital Regional District. The W̱SÁNEĆ language or Saanich dialect is called SENĆOŦEN. This dialect was revitalized by the late John Elliot, an important member
Saanich_people
British-Columbian governmental reserve
"Hulʼqumiʼnum (Island dialect)" of Halkomelem (part of the Coast Salish languages); because the Tsʼuubaa-asatx have adopted the dialect of their dominant
Ts'uubaa-asatx
Branch of the Salishan languages of western North America
(SENĆOŦEN)[citation needed] T'Souke Lekwungen (also known as Songhees) Semiahmoo Lummi (Xwlemi' Chosen)[citation needed] Samish (Xws7ámeshqen) S'Klallam (nəxʷsƛ̕áy̓emúcən;
Coast_Salish_languages
Largest living species of dolphin
regarded the orca as custodian of the sea and a benefactor of humans. The Lummi consider orca to be people, referring to them as "qwe'lhol'mechen" which
Orca
First Nations government in British Columbia
Lekwungen, Saanich (W̱SÁNEĆ), Semiahmoo, Lummi, and Samish peoples. Today, the T'Sou-ke teach the Saanich dialect. Gordon Planes, chief of T'Sou-ke Nation
T'Sou-ke_First_Nation
Federally-recognized tribe in Washington
Retrieved February 7, 2022. Tweddell, Colin E. The Snoqualmie-Duwamish Dialects of Puget Sound Coast Salish: An Outline of Phonemics and Morphology. University
Snoqualmie_Indian_Tribe
Coast Salish people in Washington state
originally spoken on Puget Sound from the Cascades to Kitsap Peninsula. The dialect spoken by the Suquamish is Southern Lushootseed. Due to the American government's
Suquamish_people
First Nations band government
located near the community of Rosedale. They traditionally speak the Upriver dialect of Halkomelem, one of the Salishan family of languages. The name Cheam
Cheam_First_Nation
Ethnic group
Yakweakwioose T'souk-e Tsartlip Somena Quamichan Penelakut Lamalcha Saanich Lummi Nooksack Lower Skagit Upper Skagit Skokomish Muckleshoot Sammamish Samish
Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation
Nisqually_Indian_Tribe_of_the_Nisqually_Reservation
Federally recognized Indian Tribe in Washington (state)
Yakweakwioose T'souk-e Tsartlip Somena Quamichan Penelakut Lamalcha Saanich Lummi Nooksack Lower Skagit Upper Skagit Skokomish Muckleshoot Sammamish Samish
Sauk-Suiattle_Indian_Tribe
First Nation in Victoria, British Columbia
and Esquimalt First Nation. Their traditional language is Lekwungen, a dialect of the North Straits Salish language. The term "Lekwungen" is a contemporary
Lekwungen
First Nation in British Columbia, Canada
upriver share the same dialect, while the upriver Sto:lo people speak another dialect, Halkomelem (Halq'əméyləm) or the upriver dialect. The Cowichan, Chemainus
Musqueam_First_Nation
Native American tribe with reservation in Washington state
Yakweakwioose T'souk-e Tsartlip Somena Quamichan Penelakut Lamalcha Saanich Lummi Nooksack Lower Skagit Upper Skagit Skokomish Muckleshoot Sammamish Samish
Port Madison Indian Reservation
Port_Madison_Indian_Reservation
First Nation in Canada
area of British Columbia, Canada. They traditionally speak the Downriver dialect of hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, one of the Salishan family of languages. The name Kwikwetlem
Kwikwetlem_First_Nation
Federally recognized tribe in Washington
Yakweakwioose T'souk-e Tsartlip Somena Quamichan Penelakut Lamalcha Saanich Lummi Nooksack Lower Skagit Upper Skagit Skokomish Muckleshoot Sammamish Samish
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
Stillaguamish_Tribe_of_Indians
Ethnic group
19th century. The Swinomish people speak a subdialect of the Northern dialect of the Lushootseed language. Traditional Swinomish society was organized
Swinomish_people
Lushootseed-speaking people in Washington (state)
Lushootseed has two primary dialects, Northern and Southern. It is debated among anthropologists and historians which dialect the Skykomish traditionally
Skykomish_people
Spanish missionary and linguist (c. 1570 – 1628)
original único por Lucien Adam y Julien Vinson. Paris: Maisonneuve frères. F. Lummis, Charles. The Spanish Pioneers. Maynard Geiger, Biographical Dictionary
Francisco_Pareja
Archipelago in the Salish Sea in Washington, US
and Northern Straits groups (consisting of the Lummi, Klallam, Saanich, Samish, and Songhees dialects). European exploration in the area introduced smallpox
San_Juan_Islands
Lushootseed-speaking people of Puget Sound
The Sammamish dialect is Southern Lushootseed, spoken by the Lushootseed-speaking peoples south of the Snohomish. The Sammamish dialect is closely related
Sammamish_people
Pacific Northwest Indigenous textile art form
such things as a trail, lightning or a snake. Fran James (Lummi, 1924–2013) and Bill James (Lummi, 1944–2020) The Coast Salish loom is formed with two vertical
Coast_Salish_weaving
Band government of the Stó꞉lō people
near the city of Chilliwack. The Skway traditionally speak the Upriver dialect of Halkomelem, one of the Salishan family of languages. The band is a member
Skway_First_Nation
American nationals and citizens who are Jewish
the numerous Asian businesses. American Bukharan Jews speak Bukhori, a dialect of Tajik Persian. They publish their own newspapers such as the Bukharian
American_Jews
Canadian author and pioneer
Washingtonian bachelors at the time, he had married an American Indian (a young Lummi princess known as Lizzie), building a small cabin in 1860. Patterson treated
Phoebe_Judson
Federally-recognized Indian tribe in Washington state
While English is commonly spoken, the traditional language is Samish, a dialect of Straits Salish, a Central Salish language. The Nation's language preservation
Samish_Indian_Nation
Cultural organization in Washington state
consolidated as four reservation tribes that continue today as the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation
Duwamish_Tribe
Federally-recognized tribe in Washington state, US
and 722 (±216) are Two or More Races. The Muckleshoot speak the southern dialect of Lushootseed, called Whulshootseed. The specific variety of Southern
Muckleshoot
First Nations band government
'salmon'. The name is W̱ĆIYÁNEW̱ (also variously ĆIYÁNEW̱) in the Saanich dialect of Northern Straits, and is derived from the Klallam name. "First Nation
Scia'new_First_Nation
Native American tribe in Washington, United States
(Case Inlet; which gave the reservation its name). They were speakers of a dialect continuum in the Salishan language family known as Lushootseed. Together
Squaxin_Island_Tribe
Group of First Nations peoples in British Columbia, Canada
dialect" of Halkomelem. Halq'eméylem is primarily spoken in Harrison Lake, lower Fraser Canyon, and the upper and central Fraser Valley. The dialect is
Stó꞉lō
Native American tribe
of Many Waters". The Tillamook tribe consists of several divisions and dialects, including (from south to north): Siletz/Nachicolcho: (pronounced SIGH-lets):
Tillamook_people
Lushootseed-speaking people of Puget Sound
main dialect areas, Northern, and Southern, each of which is split into various subdialects.The Snohomish dialect (also called the Tulalip dialect today)
Snohomish_people
Ethnic group
language, a Central Salish language. It is very similar to the Saanich dialect of the Straits Salish language. A grammar book has been published in the
Port Gamble Band of S'Klallam Indians
Port_Gamble_Band_of_S'Klallam_Indians
Americans of Chinese ancestry
and the three districts of Sam Yup—each subgroup speaking a distinct dialect of Cantonese. Immigrants from Sze Yup generally worked as laborers; those
Chinese_Americans
Indigenous people in Washington state
Yakweakwioose T'souk-e Tsartlip Somena Quamichan Penelakut Lamalcha Saanich Lummi Nooksack Lower Skagit Upper Skagit Skokomish Muckleshoot Sammamish Samish
Shilshole_people
Americans of Scottish birth or descent
Wenatchi Coast Northern Pentlatch shíshálh Nation Central Nooksack people Lummi people Samish people Klallam people Southern Twana Skokomish people Southwestern
Scottish_Americans
African American residents of Appalachia
Affrilachians have been reported as increasingly adopting Appalachian/Southern dialect commonly associated with White Appalachians. These similarities include
Affrilachia
First Nations government
Nation's language is Hul’q’umi’num’, one of three branches of the Halkomelem dialect. The Snaw-naw-as are named after the sole survivor of a battle in the 1800s
Nanoose_First_Nation
Demographic of Americans
example, the Miami dialect has evolved as the most common form of English spoken and heard in Miami today. This is a native dialect of English, and was
Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans
Indigenous people in British Columbia, Canada
and music. Sts'ailes people traditionally speak Halqemeylem, the Upriver dialect of Halkomelem. The Sts'ailes do not participate in the 1999 framework Treaty
Stsʼailes_people
Ethnic group
(around Chehalis) c̓ax̣ʷásn̓ (around Pe Ell) Another group which spoke a dialect between Cowlitz and Upper Chehalis lived on the South Fork Chehalis River
Upper_Chehalis_people
Wenatchi Coast Northern Pentlatch shíshálh Nation Central Nooksack people Lummi people Samish people Klallam people Southern Twana Skokomish people Southwestern
Racism_in_the_United_States
Wenatchi Coast Northern Pentlatch shíshálh Nation Central Nooksack people Lummi people Samish people Klallam people Southern Twana Skokomish people Southwestern
Racism against Native Americans in the United States
Racism_against_Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
River in the Pacific Northwest of North America
(Upper Chinook: Wimahl or Wimal; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of
Columbia_River
Texans of German descent
colonies in the US. The dialect has largely died out since the First and Second World Wars, as have many other US German dialects. Texas Germans were strong
Texas_Germans
Americans of Vietnamese birth or descent
identified itself as Vietnamese. Some Hoa Vietnamese Americans also speak a dialect of Yue Chinese, generally code-switching between Cantonese and Vietnamese
Vietnamese_Americans
Indigenous people in Washington state
Yakweakwioose T'souk-e Tsartlip Somena Quamichan Penelakut Lamalcha Saanich Lummi Nooksack Lower Skagit Upper Skagit Skokomish Muckleshoot Sammamish Samish
Kikiallus_people
Indigenous reserve in British Columbia, Canada
The Kwantlen people traditionally speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver dialect of Halkomelem, one of the Salishan family languages. The Kwantlen are a
Kwantlen_First_Nation
Doug Hitch, & John Ritter. 2001. Interior Tlingit Noun Dictionary: The Dialects Spoken by Tlingit Elders of Carcross and Teslin, Yukon, and Atlin, British
History of Native Americans in the United States
History_of_Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
Americans of Yemeni birth or ancestry
different dialects of Arabic, including: Sanaani or Northern Yemeni dialect, Ta'izzi-Adeni or Southern Yemeni dialect, Hadrami dialect, Mehri dialect, and
Yemeni_Americans
Precolonial Nguni kingdom in southern Mozambique and northeastern South Africa
Chieftaincy in Maputaland: 1896–1997 (PDF). MA thesis, University of Natal. Lummis, Trevor (1996). "The Colonial State and the Rise to Dominance of Ngwanase
Tembe_Kingdom
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
is a variety (dialect, ethnolect, and sociolect) of American English, commonly spoken by urban working-class and largely bi-dialectal middle-class African
African_Americans
Federally recognized tribe in Washington (state)
Swinomish citizens. Some elders speak Swinomish (also known as Skagit), a dialect of the Lushootseed language, which is part of the Coast Salish language
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Swinomish_Indian_Tribal_Community
Wenatchi Coast Northern Pentlatch shíshálh Nation Central Nooksack people Lummi people Samish people Klallam people Southern Twana Skokomish people Southwestern
Racism against African Americans
Racism_against_African_Americans
Ethnic group
is commonly spoken by members of the tribe. The Skokomish language is a dialect of Twana, a Central Salish language. The last fully fluent speaker died
Skokomish_Indian_Tribe
Aboriginal people from Vancouver Island
(Newcastle Island Marine) Park. The people of the SFN speak the Hul'q'umi'num dialect of Hul’q’umi’num’, Halq'eméylem, hən̓q̓əmin̓əm. This is a Coast Salish
Snuneymuxw_First_Nation
Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast
ultimate being called Ne-kilst-lass, spelt Nang Kilsdlaas in Skidegate dialect, which can manifest through the form and antics of a Raven. Ne-kilst-lass
Haida_people
Ethnic group in Washington state
was completely sovereign and autonomous, allied together through shared dialect, kin, and culture. Although some leaders (such as Patkanim) were highly
Snoqualmie_people
First Nation band in British Columbia, Canada
("TWN") are Coast Salish peoples who speak hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓, the Downriver dialect of the Halkomelem language, and are closely related to but politically
Tsleil-Waututh_First_Nation
2004 United States Supreme Court case
Springs Reservation, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, Lummi Nation, Menominee Tribe, Metlakatla Indian Community, Mississippi Band of
United_States_v._Lara
Americans of German birth or descent
Mennonites speak Plautdietsch, a Low German dialect coming originally from the area around Danzig. The three Amish dialects as well as Hutterite German are still
German_Americans
Americans of Taiwanese birth or descent
history, martial arts, and Standard Chinese as opposed to Southern Min dialects such as Taiwanese Hokkien. Parents devote and invest themselves financially
Taiwanese_Americans
Southern African clan
1280 AD–1800 AD". New Contree. 78: 42–59. Retrieved 11 November 2025. Lummis, Trevor (1996). "The Colonial State and the Rise to Dominance of Ngwanase
Tembe_(Southern_African_clan)
Indigenous language family of western Canada and the US
(autonyms) in their languages; they frequently have specific names for local dialects, as the local group was more important culturally than larger tribal relations
Salishan_languages
People of the United States
America has its own unique social and cultural characteristics, such as dialect, music, arts, social habits, cuisine, and folklore. Its chief early European
Americans
Ethnic group in New Jersey
Wenatchi Coast Northern Pentlatch shíshálh Nation Central Nooksack people Lummi people Samish people Klallam people Southern Twana Skokomish people Southwestern
African Americans in New Jersey
African_Americans_in_New_Jersey
Americans of Cape Verdean birth or descent
Exceptionalism, which regards creole languages as a socially inferior dialect or degenerate language. Another school of thought however is referred to
Cape_Verdean_Americans
Native American tribe in Washington state
language of coastal British Columbia, and at one time was considered a dialect of the latter. At the time of European encounter, the Nooksack people occupied
Nooksack_people
American citizens of Assyrian descent
Wenatchi Coast Northern Pentlatch shíshálh Nation Central Nooksack people Lummi people Samish people Klallam people Southern Twana Skokomish people Southwestern
Assyrian_Americans
Americans of Hmong birth or descent
Leeg (Moob Leeg) are the two primary dialects spoken by Hmong Americans. The difference between the two dialects is analogous to the difference between
Hmong_Americans
supply. The principal tribes of the coastal areas include the Chinook, Lummi, Quinault, Makah, Quileute, and Snohomish. The Plateau tribes include the
History_of_Washington_(state)
Americans of English birth or descent
two thirds of all native speakers of English live. The American English dialect developed from English colonization. It serves as the de facto official
English_Americans
Americans of Bangladeshi birth or descent
many programs to nourish their mother tongues. Many also speak regional dialects of Bengali, such as Sylheti (prevalent in Bangladesh's Sylhet Division)
Bangladeshi_Americans
Self-identification of "American" descent
Wenatchi Coast Northern Pentlatch shíshálh Nation Central Nooksack people Lummi people Samish people Klallam people Southern Twana Skokomish people Southwestern
American_ancestry
First Nations band government in BC, Canada
territory. The place is also thought to be the birthplace of the Halkomelem dialect Halq’eméylem. Historically, people lived in longhouses on Leqʼá꞉mel land
Leqʼá꞉mel_First_Nation
Indigenous people of British Columbia
Lik'wala (Southern Kwakiutl) dialect of Kwak'wala. The ancestral tongue is the Comox language, though the Sahtloot/Island dialect is extinct. The Klahoose
Klahoose
LUMMI DIALECT
LUMMI DIALECT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlÄw (see Law 2).Scottish and English : nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).English and Scottish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.Scottish : from a pet form of Lawrence. Compare Lowry 1.Americanized spelling of Jewish Lowe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Major 1.French : from the same personal name as 1, or from a short form of the personal name Amauger, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements amal ‘strength’, ‘vigor’ + gÄr, gÄ“r ‘spear’.South German : dialect variant of Maunker, nickname for a morose person.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Messenger.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a brazier, from an agent derivative of Middle High German messinc ‘brass’, German Messing, from Greek mossynoikos (khalkos) ‘Mossynoecan bronze’, named after the people of northeastern Asia Minor who first produced the alloy.German : habitational name from Mössingen in Baden-Württemberg (Messingen in the local dialect), which is recorded as Masginga in 789, probably from the personal name Masco + ingen, suffix of relationship.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname or occupational name for a servant of someone called Luck (a variant of Luke).North German (Luckmann) : topographic name from the dialect term luke ‘hollow’, ‘hole’.Dutch : derivative of the personal name Luc (see Lucas).Dutch : habitational name for someone from Luik, the Dutch name of Liège in Belgium.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from a dialect form of the personal name Lawrence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a lost place near Bury in Lancashire, recorded in the Middle Ages as Lumhalghs, and apparently named with the Old English elements lumm ‘pool’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner, or an occupational name for someone who was master of his craft or a schoolmaster, from Middle English maister (Old French maistre, Latin magister). In early instances this surname was often borne by people who were franklins or other substantial freeholders, presumably because they had laborers under them to work their lands. In Scotland Master was the title given to administrators of medieval hospitals, as well as being born by the eldest sons of barons; thus, the surname may also have been acquired as a metonymic occupational name by someone in the service of such.Either a dialect form or an Americanized form of German Meister.Indian (Gujarat and Bombay city) : Parsi occupational name for someone who was a master of his craft, from the English word master.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
The Scholar of the Holy Quran
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named with Old English lum(m) ‘pool’. The word is not independently attested, but appears also in Lomax and Lumley, and may be reflected in the dialect term lum denoting a well for collecting water in a mine. In some instances the name may be topographical for someone who lived by a pool, Middle English lum(m).English : variant of Lamb.Chinese : variant of Lin 1.Chinese : possibly a variant of Lan.
Surname or Lastname
North German (Lüttmann)
North German (Lüttmann) : variant of Lüdemann (see Ludemann).North German (Lüttmann) : nickname for a small man, from Low German dialect lütt ‘small’.English : nickname for a small, light man (see Light).
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese and Galician
Portuguese and Galician : variant of Marta.Italian : probably from medieval Greek Martios ‘March’ or the Calabrian dialect word marti ‘Tuesday’, in either case probably denoting someone with some particular association with the month or the day.English : variant spelling of Mart 1.German : from a short form of Martin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a stonemason, Anglo-Norman French machun, a Norman dialect variant of Old French masson (see Mason).
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Laxmi
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Loomis.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern dialect forms.English : habitational name from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain origin; possibly the same as 1.German : from the Germanic personal name Marro.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from the medieval personal name Masselin. This originated as an Old French pet form of Germanic names with the first element mathal ‘speech’, ‘counsel’. However, it was later used as a pet form of Matthew. Compare Mace. A feminine form, Mazelina, was probably originally a pet form of Matilda.English and French : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden bowls, from Middle English, Old French maselin ‘bowl or goblet of maple wood’ (a diminutive of Old French masere ‘maple wood’, of Germanic origin). In some cases it may derive from the homonymous dialect terms maslin, one of which means ‘brass’ (Old English mæslen, mæstling), the other ‘mixed grain’ (Old French mesteillon).
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Luxmi
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English mynecen ‘nun’ (a derivative of munuc ‘monk’).French : from a diminutive of Picard minche, a dialect form of French mince ‘slender’, ‘thin’.Bulgarian : from a pet form of the female personal name Dimitra, from Greek Dēmētrios (see Demetriou).
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish
Snow
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LUMMI DIALECT
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Having Unfathomable Knowledge
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Brogden in West Yorkshire, so named with Old English brÅc ‘brook’ + denu ‘valley’.
Boy/Male
Muslim
One who is served
Boy/Male
Danish, Finnish, German, Swedish
Free Man
Boy/Male
Tamil
With no desire
Female
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Mariam, MARJAANA means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Jewel
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Gold Winner
Girl/Female
Muslim
Decorated, Ornamented
Boy/Male
African, American, British, Christian, English, French, Jamaican
The King; Son; Servant of the King; Belonging to the King
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n.
That branch of philology which is devoted to the consideration of dialects.
a.
Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects.
n.
One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.
a.
Alt. of Dialectical
n.
The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda.
n.
A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
a.
Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.
n.
One skilled in dialectics.
n.
The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.
a.
Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
a.
Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical variant.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects.
v. t.
To change or translate from one dialect into another.
n.
A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect.
n.
Same as Dialectics.
n.
The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
n.
Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv/resh, or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written.
n.
The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of Scotland.
adv.
In a dialectical manner.
a.
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.