Takelma people
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The Takelma are a Native American people who originally lived in the Rogue Valley of interior southwestern Oregon. Most of their villages were sited along the Rogue River. They spoke the Takelma language, which is a linguistic isolate.
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The Takelma are a Native American people who originally lived in the Rogue Valley of interior southwestern Oregon. Most of their villages were sited along the Rogue River. They spoke the Takelma language, which is a linguistic isolate.
== Name == The name Takelma means "(Those) Along the River". Taklema is also spelled Dagelma.
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