Upper Chehalis | |
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Q̉ʷay̓áyiłq̉ | |
Native to | United States |
Region | south of Olympic Peninsula, Washington |
Ethnicity | Chehalis people |
Extinct | 2001 |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | uppe1439 |
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.