Northern Kalapuya language explained

Tualatin-Yamhill
Also Known As:Northern Kalapuya
States:United States
Region:Northwest Oregon
Extinct:1937, with the death of Louis Kenoyer
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Kalapuyan
Iso3:nrt
Glotto:tual1242
Glottorefname:Tualatin-Yamhill
Linglist:nrt
Dia1:Tualatin
Dia2:Yamhill

Northern Kalapuyan is an extinct 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.

Three distinct dialects of the language have been identified. The Tualatin dialect (Tfalati, Atfalati) was spoken along the Tualatin River. The Yamhill (Yamhala) 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.

The terminal speaker of Northern Kalapuya was Louis Kenoyer who died in 1937.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jacobs. Melville. Kalapuya Texts. 1945. University of Washington. University of Washington Publications in Anthropology. 11. Seattle.