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Quinault

An extinct language of United States

ISO 639-3qun

Population  No known speakers. US Census (2000) lists 40. Ethnic population: 1,500 (1977 SIL).
Region  Pacific side of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.
Dialects  Lower Chehalis.
Classification  Salishan, Tsamosan, Maritime
Language use  Shifted to English.
Comments  Some who heard it as children have good pronunciation.