Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie language

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Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie
Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai
Native to USA
Region Washington
Extinct before 1930[1]
Dené–Yeniseian?
Language codes
ISO 639-3 qwt
Linguist list
qwt
Glottolog None

Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (Kwalhioqua-Tlatskanai) is an extinct Athabascan language of Washington State, along the lower Columbia River.

Dialects

Dialects were:

  • Kwalhioqua (AKA Willapa or Willoopah) (north of the lower Columbia River)
    • Willapa or Wela'pakote'li subdialect
    • Suwal subdialect
  • Clatskanie (AKA Tlatskanai) (south of the lower Columbia River)

References