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Cowlitz language information


Cowlitz Salish
ƛʼpúlmixq
Native toUnited States
RegionSouthwestern Washington
Extinct1960s
Revivalrevival efforts underway
Language family
Salishan
  • Coast
    • Tsamosan
      • Inland
        • Cowlitz Salish
Language codes
ISO 639-3cow
Glottologcowl1242

Cowlitz (Cowlitz: ƛʼpúlmixq),[1] also known as Cowlitz Salish,[2] is a Tsamosan language of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages. It was spoken by the Lower Cowlitz people of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and is spoken today by both Lower and Upper Cowlitz people. Although it went dormant in the 1960s, it is being revitalized by the Cowlitz Tribe.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Cowlitz Coast Salish Dictionary". Cowlitz Salish Dictionary. Cowlitz Indian Tribe. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  2. ^ "Cowlitz Salish Language Learning". Cowlitz Salish. The Language Conservancy. Retrieved 2023-11-08.

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