Molala language
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| Molala | |
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| Native to | United States |
| Region | Central Oregon and Washington |
| Ethnicity | Molala people |
| Extinct | 1958 |
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Plateau Penutian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbe |
Molala (Molele, Molalla) is the extinct and poorly attested Plateau Penutian language of the Molala people. It is first attested along the Deschutes River, and later moved to the Molalla and Santiam rivers, and to the headwaters of the Umpqua and Rogue rivers. It was once thought to be close to Cayuse. There were three known dialects:
- Northern Molalla, spoken in southern Oregon in the Cascade Range
- Upper Santiam Molalla, spoken along the upper Santiam River in the Cascades in central Oregon.
- Southern Molalla, spoken in southern Oregon in the Cascade Range
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