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Upper Chehalis language

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Upper Chehalis
Q̉ʷay̓áyiłq̉
Native toUnited States
Regionsouth of Olympic Peninsula, Washington
EthnicityChehalis people
Extinct2001[1]
Salishan
  • Coast
    • Tsamosan
      • Inland
        • Upper Chehalis
Language codes
ISO 639-3cjh
Glottologuppe1439

Upper Chehalis (Q̉ʷay̓áyiłq̉) is a member of the Tsamosan (Olympic) branch of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages. In some classifications, Upper Chehalis is placed closer to Cowlitz than it is to Lower Chehalis.

References

  1. ^ Upper Chehalis at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)