Upper Chehalis (''Q̉ʷay̓áyiłq̉'') is a member of the
Tsamosan (Olympic) branch of the
Coast Salish family of
Salishan languages. Thompson's 1979 classification lists Upper Chehalis as more closely related to the
Cowlitz language
The Cowlitz language is a member of the Tsamosan branch of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages.
Cowlitz people
The Cowlitz people were originally two distinct tribes: the Lower Cowlitz and the Upper Cowlitz. Only the Lower Cowlitz spok ...
than it is to
Lower Chehalis
Lower Chehalis (''Łəw̓ál̕məš'') is a member of the Tsamosan (or Olympic Peninsula) branch of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages. In some classifications, Lower Chehalis is placed closer to Quinault than it is to Upper Chehalis ...
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Phonology
References
External links
Upper Chehalis(
Intercontinental Dictionary Series
The Intercontinental Dictionary Series (commonly abbreviated as IDS) is a large database of topical vocabulary lists in various world languages. The general editor of the database is Bernard Comrie of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary An ...
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Coast Salish languages
Languages extinct in the 2000s
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