Chinook

CHH

nearly extinct

Alternate Names: Kiksht, Lower Chinook

Dialects: Clackama, Kiksht, Klatsop (Tlatsop).

Genealogy:

Chinookan

Demographics: 7 (Golla 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 140 (2000 census).

Language Use: Shifted to English [eng]. Language classes at Warm Springs. Elderly only.

Typology: SVO, VSO.

Nation of Origin: United States