Takelma

[tuh-kel-muh]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Takelma¹

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

The name approved Wednesday is derived from the Takelma language and means to be blessed and to prosper.

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