Lower Chinook is an extinct Chinookan language historically spoken at the mouth of the Columbia River on the west coast of North America.

Dialects

Chinook Jargon is partially based on Chinook.

Comparison to Kathlamet and Upper Chinook

Lower Chinook shares many cognates with the Upper Chinook and Kathlamet languages.

EnglishLower Chinook [unreliable source?]Kathlamet[unreliable source?]Upper Chinook[unreliable source?]
OneIxtIxatIxt
TwoMôkstMôkctMôkčt
ThreeŁunŁonŁun
FourLaktLaktLakt
FiveKwanmQuinumGwεnεm
ManŁkwalipxLxamIkala
WomanŁa'akilAqakilakAgagilak
SunO'ołaxAqałaxAgałax
MoonOkłuminAkłeminAkulmin
WaterŁtsuqŁtcuqoaIłčqoa
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