Cowlitz language
| Cowlitz | |
|---|---|
| ƛʼpúlmixq | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Southwestern Washington |
| Ethnicity | Lower Cowlitz people |
| Extinct | October 23, 1992, with the death of Emma Northover Mesplie; dormant by 1960s |
| Revival | revival efforts underway |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cow |
| Glottolog | cowl1242 |
Cowlitz (Cowlitz: ƛʼpúlmixq), also known as Cowlitz Salish, is a Tsamosan language of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages. It was spoken by the Lower Cowlitz people of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and is spoken today by both Lower and Upper Cowlitz people. It went dormant in the 1960s. As of 2022, it is being revitalized by the Cowlitz Tribe in collaboration with the Language Conservancy.