- Northern Kalapuya language
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Tualatin–Yamhill Northern Kalapuya Spoken in Northwest Oregon Extinct 1937 Language family Kalapuyan- Tualatin–Yamhill
Dialects TualatinYamhillLanguage codes ISO 639-3 nrt Northern Kalapuyan is a Kalapuyan language indigenous to northwestern Oregon in the United States. It was spoken by Kalapuya groups in the northern Willamette Valley southwest of present-day Portland.
Two distinct dialects of the languages have been identified. The Tualatin dialect was spoken along the Tualatin River. The Yamhill dialect was spoken along the Yamhill River. The language is closely related to Central Kalapuya, spoken by related groups in the central and southern Willamette Valley.
Northern Kalapuya is now extinct.
Native peoples of Oregon history Topics - Central Kalapuya language
- Chinookan
- Longhouse
- Northern Kalapuya language
- Oregon Penutian languages
- Salishan languages
- Shastan languages
- Wapato
- Thunderbird
- Yoncalla language
Events - Bridge of the Gods
- Kalapuya Treaty
- Cayuse War
- Potlatch
- Missoula Floods
- Rogue River Wars
Places People Oregon history - Native peoples history
- History to 1806
- Pioneer history
- Modern history
Categories:- Extinct languages of North America
- Native American history of Oregon
- Kalapuyan languages
- Languages of the United States
- Indigenous languages of Oregon
- Oregon stubs
- Indigenous peoples of North America stubs
- Indigenous languages of the Americas stubs
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