Kwalhioqua Clatskanie language

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Native to United States Extinct before 1930 Linguist list qwt		Region Washington ISO 639-3 qwt
Language family Dené–Yeniseian? Na-Dené Athabaskan–Eyak Athabaskan Northern Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie

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

Dialects

Dialects were:

Kwalhioqua (a.k.a. Willapa or Willoopah) (north of the lower Columbia River)

Willapa or Wela'pakote'li subdialect

Suwal subdialect

Clatskanie (a.k.a. Tlatskanai) (south of the lower Columbia River)

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