Kalapuyan Languages

Kalapuyan Languages

Kalapuyan (also Kalapuya) is a small extinct language family that was spoken in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon, United States. It consists of three languages.

Read more about Kalapuyan Languages:  Family Division, Genetic Relations

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