Kalapooia

noun

Kal·​a·​poo·​ia

variants or Kalapuya or less commonly Calapooya or Calapuya

ˌkaləˈpüyə

plural Kalapooia or Kalapooias or Kalapuya or Kalapuyas

1

a

: an Indian people of the Willamette basin, Oregon

b

: a member of such people

2

a

: 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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