Cayuse language
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| Cayuse | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | United States |
| Region | Oregon |
| Extinct | 19th century |
| Language family |
Unclassified
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xcy |
The Cayuse language (Cailloux, Willetpoos) is an extinct language formerly spoken by the Cayuse Native American tribe in the U.S. state of Oregon. The Cayuse name for themselves was Liksiyu (see Aoki 1998).
The Cayuse language is unclassified. It has been proposed in the past that it may be related to Molala, making up a Waiilaptuan family ultimately related to the Penutian stock. This proposal is currently unproven. The language has been extinct since the 19th century.
[edit] References
- Aoki, Haruo. (1998). A Cayuse Dictionary based on the 1829 records of Samuel Black, the 1888 records of Henry W. Henshaw and others. Manuscript. The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
- Rigsby, Bruce. (1965). Linguistic Relations in the Southern Plateau. PhD dissertation, University of Oregon.
- Languages of Oregon – Cayuse page
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