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Clackamas
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English
Etymology
from ɬak'amas, the Chinookan name for the people of the Clackamas River region, "g-i-ɬá-q'imaš" or "g-it-ɬá-q'imaš"
Noun
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A member of a Native American people of Oregon
Proper noun
A river in Oregon
An extinct Chinookan language spoken by the Clackamas.
References
Chinuk Wawa: Kakwa Nsayka Ulman-Tilixam Laska Munk-Kemteks Nsayka = as Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It. Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 2012.
en Rivers in Oregon, USA Extinct languages