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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