This story was originally posted on MyNorthwest.com
As waves crash along the shores of Puget Sound, the descendants of the region’s earliest residents hear the words created by their ancestors.
“They heard what the waves said x̌ʷəlč,” Zalmai Zahir said, uttering a swooshing sound very similar to the echo of a rising and falling wave. “That’s what our people call the salt water or Puget Sound, x̌ʷəlč.”…