| Lower Chinook | |
|---|---|
| Tsinúk | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Columbia River Valley |
| Ethnicity | 140 lower Chinook (2000 census)[1] |
| Extinct | 1930s[2] |
Chinookan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | chh |
| Glottolog | chin1286 |
Lower Chinook is an extinctChinookan language historically spoken at the mouth of theColumbia River on the west coast ofNorth America.
Chinook Jargon is partially based on Chinook.
Lower Chinook shares manycognates with theUpper Chinook andKathlamet languages.
| English | Lower Chinook[3][unreliable source?] | Kathlamet[4][unreliable source?] | Upper Chinook[5][unreliable source?] |
|---|---|---|---|
| One | Ixt | Ixat | Ixt |
| Two | Môkst | Môkct | Môkčt |
| Three | Łun | Łon | Łun |
| Four | Lakt | Lakt | Lakt |
| Five | Kwanm | Quinum | Gwεnεm |
| Man | Łkwalipx | Lxam | Ikala |
| Woman | Ła'akil | Aqakilak | Agagilak |
| Sun | O'ołax | Aqałax | Agałax |
| Moon | Okłumin | Akłemin | Akulmin |
| Water | Łtsuq | Łtcuqoa | Iłčqoa |
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