Alsea Indian Language (Yaquina, Yakwina, Yakona, Alseya, Alse)
The two Yakonan dialects, Alsea and Yaquina, were once spoken on the coast of Oregon. Unfortunately neither dialect
has been spoken for more than fifty years, and few recordings of the language remain, but Alsea-Yaquina appears to have
been related to Siuslaw
and Coos, and some linguists consider all these languages part of a broader
Penutian language family.
Alsea Words:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Alsea language, with comparison to words in other Penutian languages.
Alsea Pronunciation Guide:
How to pronounce Alsea words.
Alsea Numbers:
Worksheet showing how to count in the Alsea language.
Alsea Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions
Frachtenberg's Alsea Texts:
Online collection of Alsea-language documents collected in 1910 and 1913.
The Alsea Language:
Article on Alsea from a linguist who has studied the language.
Alsea:
Profile of the Alsea tribe with a language chart and map of the tribe's location.
Alsea:
Demographic information about Alsea from the Ethnologue of Languages.
Pacific Northwest Language Domains:
Language map of Alsea and other Northwest Coast languages of Washington, Oregon and California.
Alsea Dictionaries, Audio Tapes and Language Resources
Alsea Texts And Myths:
Collection of Alsea Indian legends, stories and songs for sale online.
American Indian Dictionaries:
Alsea and other American Indian dictionaries and language materials for sale.