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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