Lower Chehalis

Extinct language

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Lower Chehalis was spoken in the United States, in southwestern Washington State, around Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay.
Lower Chehalis is a Salishan language of the Tsamosan group. It is extinct; its last speakers died in the 1990s. It contributed many words to Chinook Jargon, the trade language of the Pacific Northwest.
Language Family
North American Indian
Subgroup
Salishan
Branch
Tsamosan