Takelma
The Takelma were a people that lived in western Oregon along the Rogue River.
Culture
Language
Takelma was also the language spoken by Takelma peoples.
Takelma is a language isolate. Takelma has often considered to be in a Takelman (or Takelma-Kalapuyan) language family together with the Kalapuyan languages. However, a recent paper by Kendall & Tarpent (1998) finds this relationship to unfounded. However, there is much hopeful speculation that Takelma (along with Kalapuyan and other language groups) may be part of a proposed Penutian super-family. The fruits of this research will be available some time in the future.
Bibliography
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- Sturtevant, William C. (Ed.). (1978-present). Handbook of North American Indians (Vol. 1-20). Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. (Vols. 1-3, 16, 18-20 not yet published).