Molala

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The Molala (also Molale, Molalla, Molele) were a people of the Plateau culture area in central Oregon. They are now extinct.

Culture

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Language

The Molala language was a member of the Plateau Penutian family. It was previously considered a language isolate. Molala is now extinct.

    • Northern Molala dialect, spoken in southern Oregon in the Cascade Range
    • Upper Santiam Molala dialect, spoken along the upper Santiam River in the Cascades in central Oregon.
    • Southern Molala dialect, spoken in southern Oregon in the Cascade Range
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Bibliography

  • Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-23228-7 (hbk); ISBN 0-521-29875-X.
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