Kalapooia
noun
Kal·a·poo·ia
variants:
or Kalapuya
or less commonly Calapooya
or Calapuya \ ˌkaləˈpüyə \
plural Kalapooia
or Kalapooias
or Kalapuya
or Kalapuyas
Definition of Kalapooia
1a
: an Indian people of the Willamette basin, Oregon
b
: a member of such people
2a
: a language family of Oregon including Kalapooia and Yoncalla
b
: a language of the Kalapooia family formerly spoken in the Willamette basin, Oregon