Oregon Coast Penutian languages

Oregon Coast Penutian languages
Oregon Coast Penutian
Geographic
distribution:
western North America
Linguistic classification: Oregon Coast Penutian
Subdivisions:

The Oregon Coast Penutian languages are a family of three small languages or language clusters on the Oregon Coast that has moderate support. Although much of their similarity is demonstrably due to language contact, linguists such as Scott DeLancey believe they may be genealogically related at a greater time depth. They are part of the much more hypothetical Penutian proposal.

Coast Oregon languages

  • Alsean
    • Yaquina language, spoken on the central Oregon coast around Yaquina Bay & along the Yaquina River (central Oregon coast)
    • Alsea language, spoken on the central Oregon coast around Alsea Bay and along the Alsea and Yachats rivers
  • Siuslaw
    • Siuslaw dialect spoken on the central Oregon coast along the Siuslaw River and around Siltcoos Lake
    • Kuitsh dialect spoken on the central Oregon coast around Winchester Bay and along the lower Umpqua and Smith rivers.
  • Coosan
    • possibly several Hanis dialects spoken along the southern Oregon cosat in the vicinity of Coos Bay and along the Coos River.
    • possibly one or two Miluk dialects spoken along the southern Oregon coast around South Slough of Coos Bay and along the lower Coquille River.




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