Kalapuya language

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The Kalapuya are an Indigenous people of the Willamette Basin in Oregon. The Kalapuya language is part of a language family that includes Kalapooia and Yoncalla. This language was formerly spoken in the Willamette Basin. Variations in spelling include Kalapooia, Kalapuya, Calapooia, and Calapuya.12

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(extinct), Coos, Takelma (extinct), Kalapuya, Chinook (not to be confused with Chinook Jargon, a trade language or lingua franca), Tsimshian, and Zuni, each a family consisting of a single language. All but four of the surviving familes are spoken by fewer than 150 persons.
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(extinct), Coos, Takelma (extinct), Kalapuya, Chinook (not to be confused with Chinook Jargon, a trade language or lingua franca), Tsimshian, and Zuni, each a family consisting of a single language. All but four of the surviving familes are spoken by fewer than 150 persons.
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