Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie language

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie
Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai
Native toUnited States
RegionWashington
EthnicityKwalhioqua–Clatskanie people
Extinctbefore 1930[1]
Dené–Yeniseian?
Language codes
ISO 639-3qwt
qwt
Glottologkwal1258

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

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]