Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie language

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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
Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai
Native toUnited States
RegionWashington
EthnicityKwalhioqua–Clatskanie people
Extinctbefore 1930[1]
Dené–Yeniseian?
Dialects
  • Kwalhioqua
  • Clatskanie
Language codes
ISO 639-3qwt
qwt
Glottologkwal1258

Dialects

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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

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  1. ^ Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie at MultiTree on the Linguist List
  2. ^ 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.