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The 75,000-square-foot building is called
dXdiGidteGelalftX, a Lushootseed word that refers to a place where
people are trained in both spiritual and practical matters, tribal
spokeswoman Mytyl Hernandez said.
(Thanks to B'game)
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"The dXdiGidteGelalftX building? Just down past the dYdiGidteGelalftY building. Ya can't miss it."
Posted by: padraig | August 31, 2009 at 09:33 AM
Try saying that 3 times fast!
Posted by: Bkrbabe221 | August 31, 2009 at 09:40 AM
Huh? Like WTFBBQ?
Can I get an English translation, please?
Where are all the bloggettes this morning? Late night?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | August 31, 2009 at 09:43 AM
I suspect after they've named the building with all the expensive signs and all, some other tribal elder will come by and ask, "Why did you name this building 'Call it whatever the hell you want?'"
Posted by: padraig | August 31, 2009 at 09:43 AM
I guess I can cross Lushootseed off the list as a potential second language.
Posted by: nursecindy | August 31, 2009 at 11:05 AM
All this attention to the environment... Where's the parking lot?
Posted by: eilbeback | August 31, 2009 at 11:20 AM
dXdiGidte...what?
I'm thinking even Babelfish wouldn't be much help in deciphering that...
Posted by: Wes S. | August 31, 2009 at 01:49 PM
Dave, have you, yourself, violated your own strict blog policy here? I mean, "Mytyl Hernandez" just begs the question...
Posted by: frodolives | August 31, 2009 at 04:00 PM
oh, and nursecindy, regarding "Lushootseed" as a second language? There's an app for that... Siouxie told me...
Posted by: frodolives | August 31, 2009 at 04:03 PM
Yo: Una mas cerveza, por fa vor!
Siouxie: No mas cerveza, borachon!!
(Did I even come close, Sioux???)
Posted by: frodolives | August 31, 2009 at 04:24 PM
Here's the pronunciation guide. Many Tulalips just call it the Administration Building since the U.S. Government did its best to wipe out thelanguage.
Here's a picture.
With all the glottal sounds, Salish sounds something like Klingon.
Posted by: Ralph | August 31, 2009 at 06:53 PM
oh, and frodolives: There actually is an app for that; several, in fact.
Posted by: Ralph | August 31, 2009 at 07:00 PM
I can't believe no one's made a "Tiptoe through the Tulalips" joke yet.
Posted by: Renee (the First) | September 01, 2009 at 08:20 AM