English
Klamath
Klamath comes from Chinook Jargon Tlamatl ‘either "swiftness" or "they of the river"’.
- Chinook JargonmodernTlamatl‘either "swiftness" or "they of the river"’
- EnglishtodayKlamath
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinook JargonmodernTlamatl‘either "swiftness" or "they of the river"’
- EnglishtodayKlamath
Every English word from Chinook Jargon Tlamatl
Today it means
noun Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinook Jargon Tlamatl / Klamath