Extinct Native American language formerly spoken in Oregon
Takelma
Ta:kɛlmàʔn
Native to
United States
Region
Oregon, Rogue Valley along the middle course of the Rogue River
Ethnicity
Takelma, Latgawa, Cow Creek band of Upper Umpqua
Extinct
1934, with the death of Frances Johnson
Revival
[Cow Creek band of Umpqua tribe] has a small group of L2 speakers
Language family
Language isolate
Language codes
ISO 639-3
tkm
Glottolog
take1257
Takelma (south), with the Kalapuyan languages to the north
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Takelma/təˈkɛlmə/ is the language that was spoken by the Latgawa and Takelma peoples and the Cow Creek band of Upper Umpqua, in Oregon, USA. The language was extensively described by the German-American linguist Edward Sapir in his graduate thesis, The Takelma Language of Southwestern Oregon (1912). Sapir’s grammar together with his Takelma Texts (1909) are the main sources of information on the language. Both are based on work carried out in 1906 with language consultant Frances Johnson (Takelma name Kʷìskʷasá:n),[1] who lived on to become the last surviving fluent speaker. In 1934, with her death at the age of 99, the language became extinct. An English-Takelma dictionary is currently being created on the basis of printed sources with the aim of reviving the language.[2]
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the Takelmalanguage of Oregon, United States. While living on the Siletz Reservation, during the summer of 1906 she worked for six weeks as language consultant...
traditional lands. The Latgawa were one of two peoples who spoke the Takelmalanguage. The Takelma lived mainly on the east side of the Klamath and Coast Mountains...
branch along with Takelma, Siuslaw, Alsea and Coosan. A special relationship with Takelma had been proposed, together forming a "Takelma–Kalapuyan" or "Takelman"...
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Retrieved 12 February 2021. Kendall, Daythall (1997). "The Takelma Verb: Towards Proto-Takelma-Kalapuyan". International Journal of American Linguistics...
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were the Latgawa ("Upland Takelma") (according to Spier: Walumskni - "Enemy") and Takelma/Dagelma ("Lowland/River Takelma") (more likely both were called:...
study of Athabascan languages, Chinookan languages, and Uto-Aztecan languages, producing important grammatical descriptions of Takelma, Wishram, Southern...
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as "be blessed and to prosper" in the Takelmalanguage which was spoken by the local indigenous Latgawa, Takelma and Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians....
elevation is 3,707 feet (1,130 m). Taowhywee is a name derived from the Takelmalanguage meaning "morning star". It was the Indian name of Margaret Tao-Why-Wee...
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groups in the Rogue River Valley area, belonging to three language families: Athabascan, Takelma, and Shastan. The principal tribes grouped under the name...
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Retrieved February 29, 2008. Fattig, Paul (August 16, 1998). "Bits of lost Takelmalanguage preserved". Mail Tribune. Medford, Oregon. Archived from the original...
which the languages were spoken includes the most populated areas of Oregon today. Languages in the Oregon Penutian family are: Kalapuyan Takelma Coast Oregon...
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spoke dialects of the Kalapuyan language. It was categorized by John Wesley Powell as part of the Takelman language group. In the early 21st century...
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