Takelma

American  

[tuh-kel-muh] / təˈkɛl mə /

noun

1. a member of an Indigenous North American people of southwestern Oregon.

2. the Penutian language of the Takelma, extinct since the early 20th century.

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Etymology

Origin of Takelma

First recorded in 1880–85; from Takelma tākelmàʔn “person or people along the river,” eqjuivalent to tākelmá the name of the Rogue River, Oregon + -àʔn suffix denoting a person or people from a particular place

Example Sentences

Nestled in the Rogue Valley, surrounded by the foothills of the Cascade and Siskiyou Mountains, Ashland sits on the traditional lands of the Shasta, Takelma and Latgawa people.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024