Chehalis, Upper

A language of United States

ISO 639: cjh
Alternate Names: Chehalis, Kwaiailk, Q̉ʷay̓áyiłq̉
Population: No known L1 speakers (Golla 2007). The last speaker, Lillian Young, died in 2001 (2002 B. Mittge). Ethnic population: 200 (1977 SIL).
Location:: Washington: south of Puget Sound.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Cowlitz Indian Tribe.
Classification: Salish, Tsamosan, Inland
Dialects: Satsop, Oakville, Tenino. Separate from Lower Chehalis [cea]. Different from Halkomelem [hur] on Chehalis river, British Columbia.
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary.

Location: Washington: south of Puget Sound.