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Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie
Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai
Native to United States
Region Washington
Extinct before 1930linglist
Language family
Dené–Yeniseian?
Linguist List qwt

Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai) is an extinct Athabascan language of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington state, along the lower Columbia River.

Dialects

Dialects were:

  • Kwalhioqua (a.k.a. Willapa or Willoopah) (north of the lower Columbia River)
    • Willapa or Wela'pakote'li subdialect
    • Suwal subdialect
  • Clatskanie (a.k.a. Tlatskanai) (south of the lower Columbia River)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Idioma kwalhioqua-tlatskanai para niños

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