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Cayuse language information


Cayuse is an extinct unclassified language once spoken by the Cayuse people (autonym: Liksiyu[1]) of Oregon.

Cayuse
Pre-contact distribution of the Cayuse language
Native toUnited States
RegionOregon
EthnicityCayuse
Extinct1930s[2]
Language family
Unclassified
Language codes
ISO 639-3xcy
Linguist List
xcy
Glottologcayu1241
Cayuse is an extinct language according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[3]
  1. ^ Aoki 1998.
  2. ^ Cayuse at MultiTree on the Linguist List
  3. ^ UNESCO 2010, p. 11.

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Cayuse language

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Cayuse is an extinct unclassified language once spoken by the Cayuse people (autonym: Liksiyu) of Oregon. The first written vocabulary of the Cayuse language...

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Cayuse people

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Oregon, at the base of the Blue Mountains. The Cayuse called themselves the Liksiyu in the Cayuse language. Originally located in present-day northeastern...

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Cayuse

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Molala language

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valuable information" about the Cayuse people and other natives nearby Waiilatpu. Hale also recorded a Cayuse language vocabulary with Whitman's assistance...

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Cayuse War

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The Cayuse War was an armed conflict that took place in the Northwestern United States from 1847 to 1855 between the Cayuse people of the region and the...

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Cayuse horse

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Cayuse is an archaic term used in the American West, originally referring to a small landrace horse, often noted for unruly temperament. The name came...

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Marcus Whitman

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Trail, unsuccessfully attempting to Christianize the Cayuse Indians, and being killed by the Cayuse Indians in the Whitman massacre. In 1836, Marcus Whitman...

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Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau

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significant differences. The Ktunaxa speak the Kutenai language, which is a language isolate. The Cayuse language died out shortly after European contact and is...

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Whitman massacre

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29, 1847. They were killed by a small group of Cayuse men who accused Whitman of poisoning 200 Cayuse in his medical care during an outbreak of measles...

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John Day River

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northeastern Oregon in the United States. It is known as the Mah-Hah River by the Cayuse people. Undammed along its entire length, the river is the fourth longest...

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Language isolate

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unclassified languages, but their status is disputed by a minority of linguists. Many extinct languages of the Americas such as Cayuse and Majena may...

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List of unclassified languages according to the Ethnologue

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Sager orphans

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the 't' is half silent), which means "place of the rye grass" in the Cayuse language. Marcus farmed and provided medical care, while Narcissa set up a school...

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List of language families

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Consciously devised language Endangered language – Language that is at risk of going extinct Ethnologue#Language families Extinct language – Language that no longer...

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Plateau Penutian languages

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original proposal also included Cayuse (which was grouped with Molala into a Waiilatpuan branch); however, this language has little documentation and that...

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Indigenous languages of the Americas

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Mithun (1999). Adai † Algic (30) Alsea (2) † Atakapa † Beothuk † Caddoan (5) Cayuse † Chimakuan (2) † Chimariko † Chinookan (3) † Chitimacha † Chumashan (6)...

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Umatilla language

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2013-09-08. Verb Structure in Umatilla Umatilla language YouTube videos "Umatilla, Walla Walla & Cayuse Language". trailtribes.org. Retrieved 2013-09-08. Inez...

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Umatilla people

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Wɨ́šx̣amma - "People of Wɨ́šx̣aa/Wɨ́šx̣am (Spearfish)"). They had friendly Cayuse, and Walla Walla tribes to the east. Because their homeland lacked natural...

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List of unclassified languages of North America

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List of languages by time of extinction

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Umatilla Indian Reservation

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Native American tribes: the Umatilla and Walla Walla, and for the Cayuse, whose language, now extinct, was an isolate. All the tribes historically inhabited...

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Sahaptin language

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transitive involvement, direction marking is as follows: Sahaptian languages Sahaptin people Cayuse Palus (tribe) Umatilla (tribe) Walla Walla (tribe) Yakama Umatilla...

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Plains Indian Sign Language

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Kalapuyan languages

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extinct language family that was spoken in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon, United States. It consists of three languages. The Kalapuya language is...

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Yoncalla language

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Wenaha River

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of the mouth of the Wenaha River in Oregon Etymology Perhaps from a Cayuse language placename Location Country United States State Oregon County Wallowa...

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Clatsop

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Columbia River south to Tillamook Head, Oregon. Clatsop in the original language is łät'cαp, which means "place of dried salmon".[full citation needed]...

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