Kalapuyan languages

Central Kalapuyan was a Kalapuyan language indigenous to the central and southern Willamette Valley in Oregon in the United States. It was spoken by various bands of the Kalapuya peoples who inhabited the valley up through the middle of the 19th century. The language is closely related to Northern Kalapuya, spoken in the Tualatin and Yamhill valleys. Dialects of Central Kalapuya that have been identified include: ...more on Wikipedia about "Central Kalapuya language"

Kalapuyan (also Kalapuya) is a small extinct language family of western Oregon, Willamette Valley consisting of only three languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kalapuyan languages"

Northern Kalupuyan 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. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northern Kalapuya language"

Yoncalla (also Southern Kalapuya) is a Kalapuyan language once spoken in southwest Oregon in the United States. In the 19th century it was spoken by the Yoncalla band of the Kalapuya people in the Umpqua River valley. It is closely related to Central Kalapuya and Northern Kalapuya, spoken in the Willamette Valley to the north. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yoncalla language"

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