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Alabama

Alabama

9.9
A Native American language traditionally spoken by a tribe from the southeastern United States
  • noun
  • /ˌæləˈbæmə/
translation icon : lengua alabama
  • Few speakers of Alabama remain today, making the language endangered.

Examples

  • The Alabama language has a rich oral tradition.

  • Can you speak Alabama fluently?

  • She is working on a project to document and revitalize Alabama.

  • The Alabama language uses a complex system of verb conjugations.

  • Few speakers of Alabama remain today, making the language endangered.

  • She is working on a project to document and revitalize Alabama.

  • The Alabama language uses a complex system of verb conjugations.

Synonyms

Alabama language
vsAlabama
9.9

A language spoken by the Alabama people in the southeastern United States

emphasizes traditional historical use rather than present usage

Compounds

Alabama lip fern
  • US
9.9

A small fern with narrow leaves that grows in dry, shaded places in the southeastern United States

Alabama language
9.9

A language spoken by the Alabama people in the southeastern United States

Surface Forms

Alabama singular
Alabamas plural

Etymology

Alabama (the language) is named after the Alabama people, and the name itself most likely comes from Albaamo meaning 'plant-cutters'. So the language is simply the speech of the people called Alabama.