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Definition of Kalapooian
1. Noun. A Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalapooian
Literary usage of Kalapooian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 2/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"Kalapooian Family. A group of tribes formerly occupying the valley of Willamette
r., N. w. Oreg., and speaking a distinct stock language (see Powell in 7th ..."
2. Indian Linguistic Families of America, North of Mexico by John Wesley Powell (1891)
"... but are a mixture of all the tribes of the original Five Nations. Kalapooian
FAMILY. ... Kalapooian ..."
3. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 1/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"A division of the Kalapooian family whose earliest seats, so far as can be
ascertained, were the plains of the same name, the hills about Forest Grove, ..."
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