- kalapooian
- kal·a·poo·ian
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Kalapooian — noun a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya • Syn: ↑Kalapuyan • Hypernyms: ↑Penutian … Useful english dictionary
Kalapuya — The Kalapuya (also Kalapuyan, Kalapooian, Calapooya, Calapooia) are a Native American ethnic group and are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. The Kalapuya tribes traditional homelands are the area of… … Wikipedia
Kalapuyan — noun a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya • Syn: ↑Kalapooian • Hypernyms: ↑Penutian * * * adjective see kalapooian … Useful english dictionary
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Penutian — noun 1. a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑Amerind, ↑Amerindian language, ↑American Indian language, ↑American Indian, ↑Indian • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ahantchuyuk — əˈhänchəˌyu̇k noun (plural ahantchuyuk or ahantchuyuks) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Kalapooia 1. a. : a Kalapooian people of the Pudding river valley, Oregon … Useful english dictionary
atfalati — atˈfäləd.ē noun (plural atfalati or atfalatis) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: perhaps from Kalapooia Tfalati, from Shahaptian Twalatin, literally, river people, from wala river + tin people 1. : a people of the northern dialectic branch of … Useful english dictionary
chelamela — ˌcheləˈmelə noun (plural chelamela or chelamelas) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Kalapooia 1. : a Kalapooian people in western Oregon 2. : a member of the Chelamela people … Useful english dictionary
chepenafa — chəˈpenəˌfȯ noun (plural chepenafa or chepenafas) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Calapooya Chep en a pho 1. : a Kalapooian people near present Corvallis, Oregon 2. : a member … Useful english dictionary
