Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie (Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai, Lower Columbia Athabaskan) is an extinct Athabaskan language of northwestOregon and southwest Washington state, along the lower Columbia River. It was documented in the early 20th century, and a wordlist was compiled, consisting of some 322 words.[2]
| Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie | |
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| Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Washington |
| Ethnicity | Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie people |
| Extinct | before 1930[1] |
Dené–Yeniseian?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | qwt |
qwt | |
| Glottolog | kwal1258 |
Dialects edit
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)
References edit
- ^ Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie at MultiTree on the Linguist List
- ^ Boas, Franz; Goddard, Pliny E. (July 1924). "Vocabulary of an Athapascan Dialect of the State of Washington". International Journal of American Linguistics. 3 (1): 39–45. doi:10.1086/463748. ISSN 0020-7071.