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Molalla language

Molala
Native to United States
Region Central Oregon and Washington
Ethnicity Molala people
Extinct 1958
with the death of Fred Yelkes (1885–1958)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog mola1238

Molala (Molele, Molalla) is the extinct and poorly attested Plateau Penutian language of the Molala people of Oregon and Washington. It is first attested along the Deschutes River, and later moved to the Molalla and Santiam rivers, and to the headwaters of the Umpqua and Rogue rivers. It was once thought to be close to Cayuse. There were three known dialects:

The phonology of the Molala language:

Consonants

Vowels



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