Clackamas
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Clackamas (plural Clackamas)
- A member of a Native American people of Oregon
Proper noun
[edit]Clackamas
- A river in Oregon
- An extinct Chinookan language spoken by the Clackamas.
References
[edit]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.