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Whulge – The oldest place name we have, x̌ʷəlč—often written in English as whulge—means salt water, and is the Lushootseed word for Puget Sound.
Words of Place David B. Williams 2024
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Native Americans used the name Whulge for the Sound coming from the meaning for ocean or salt water.
Summer Learning: Nature in the Pacific Northwest - The Imagine Institute Devon Allen 2024
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For my purposes, almost anything filmed even partially around the Puget Sound AKA The Salish Sea AKA The Whulge AKA “Everett to Olympia, Bremerton to Bellevue” counts as "Seattle area". My goal is to highlight filmmaking in the area, not exclude stuff based on technicalities.
Seattle Film History 2025
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Whulge – The oldest place name we have, x̌ʷəlč—often written in English as whulge—means salt water, and is the Lushootseed word for Puget Sound.
Words of Place David B. Williams 2024
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