Cowlitz language

Cowlitz (Cowlitz: ƛʼpúlmixq), also known as Cowlitz Salish, is a Tsamosan language of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages. It was spoken by the Lower Cowlitz people of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and is spoken today by both Lower and Upper Cowlitz people. Although it went dormant in the 1960s, it is being revitalized by the Cowlitz Tribe.

Cowlitz Salish
ƛʼpúlmixq
Native toUnited States
RegionSouthwestern Washington
Extinct1960s
Revivalrevival efforts underway
Salishan
  • Coast
    • Tsamosan
      • Inland
        • Cowlitz Salish
Language codes
ISO 639-3cow
Glottologcowl1242
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