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Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume II, Part II: The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon: dictionary of the Klamath language

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The present Dictionary, divided in two parts, contains the lexical portion of an Oregonian language never before reduced to writing. In view of the numerous obstacles and difficulties encountered in the preparation of such a work, a few hints upon its origin and tendencies will be of service in directing the studies of those who wish to acquire a more intimate knowledge of this energetic and well developed western language.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 42° to 46.25° latitude; -124.5° to -116.75° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Albert Samuel Gatschet, John Wesley Powell. 1890. Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume II, Part II: The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon: dictionary of the Klamath language. https://doi.org/10.3133/70037984

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