Molala language

Molala
Molalla
Native toUnited States
RegionCascade Mountains of Oregon
EthnicityMolala people
Extinct1958, with the death of Fred Yelkes (1885–1958)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mbe
Glottologmola1238
Molala is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
[2]

Molala is an extinct language once spoken by the Molala people of Oregon. Currently it is included among the Plateau Penutian language family, with Klamath and Sahaptin being considered the closest related.[3][4]

  1. ^ Wurm, Mühlhäusler & Tryon 1996, p. 1148.
  2. ^ Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 11.
  3. ^ Pharris 2006, pp. 358–359.
  4. ^ NLA 2005.