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Kalapooia

noun
Kal·a·poo·ia
variants: or Kalapuya or less commonly Calapooya or Calapuya \ˌkaləˈpüyə \
plural Kalapooia or Kalapooias or Kalapuya or Kalapuyas

Definition of Kalapooia 

1a : an Indian people of the Willamette basin, Oregon

b : a member of such people

2a : a language family of Oregon including Kalapooia and Yoncalla

b : a language of the Kalapooia family formerly spoken in the Willamette basin, Oregon

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