Clickits is an Indian tribe living on the northwest coast of the United States . She speaks a language belonging to the Sakhaptinsky group . In the east, they are adjoined by the Yakima tribe, speaking a related language, and from the west, various Salish and Chinook tribes.
| Clicks | |
|---|---|
| Modern self-name | Qw没'lh-hwai-p没m |
| Abundance and area | |
| Total: about 500 people | |
 Washington | |
| Tongue | English , click |
| Related peoples | yakama |
Clickites have become famous as active and enterprising traders. They often acted as intermediaries between coastal tribes and those living west of the Cascade Mountains .
The ethnonym "clique" is supposed to come from the Chinook word meaning "outside", "outside" ( Rocky Mountains . The tribe鈥檚 self-name is Qw没'lh-hwai-p没m , which means "prairie people".
The name of the tribe also gives the names of several places in the United States: Klikitat County in Washington State , Klikitat in the same state, Klikitat River, a tributary of the Columbia River .
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Literature
- Judson, Katharine Berry. Myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest, especially of Washington and Oregon . - 2nd. - McClurg, 1912. Oral traditions from the Chinook, Nez Perce, Klickitat and other tribes of the Pacific Northwest.