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Kalapuyan languages
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Kalapuyan (also Kalapuya) is a small extinct language family that was spoken in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon, United States. It consists of three languages.[1]
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Kalapuya | |
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Ethnicity | Kalapuya people |
Geographic distribution | Northwest Oregon |
Linguistic classification | Penutian ?
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Glottolog | kala1402 |
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The Kalapuya language is currently in a state of revival. Kalapuyan descendants in the southernmost Kalapuya region of Yoncalla, Oregon, published 100 copies of a comprehensive dictionary, with plans to expand.[2][3]