salish
/salis/from spelling rules
salish is the Spanish word for the English noun salish.
When you need to be more formal, you can use the phrases Lengua Salish or Idioma Salish to specifically mean "Salish language".
Meaning: noun (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/salis/
Did you know?
- When referring to the linguistic group in a scholarly text, Spanish speakers often use the phrase las lenguas salish in the plural to acknowledge the diversity of the many distinct languages within that family.
- When discussing the 'Salish Sea' in Spanish, the phrase Mar Salish treats the word as an invariable proper adjective, regardless of the gender of the noun it modifies.
- While English uses 'Salish' as both an adjective and a noun, Spanish distinguishes between the language salish and the people salish, often adding pueblos to denote the ethnic groups.
Examples in context
- Estoy aprendiendo SalishI'm learning Salish
- Me encanta el idioma SalishI love the Salish language
- ¿Existe una comunidad Salish por aquí?Is there a Salish community around here?
- Ese libro trata sobre el pueblo salish.That book is about the Salish people.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about their work schedules.
- LucíaJavier, ¿tú salish a las cinco?Javier, do you leave at five?
- JavierNo, hoy salish más tarde.No, today I leave later.
- LucíaEntonces no podemos ir al cine.Then we cannot go to the cinema.
- JavierPodemos ir mañana instead.We can go tomorrow instead.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
