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Atakapa

Atakapa

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A language spoken in the past by a Native American group along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
  • noun
: Atakapa
  • Linguists have worked to document the endangered Atakapa language before it disappeared.

Examples

  • The Atakapa language is nearly extinct.

  • The museum showcased recordings and artifacts relating to Atakapa history and language.

  • Few speakers of Atakapa remained by the twentieth century.

  • Are you familiar with the Atakapa language?

  • Linguists have worked to document the endangered Atakapa language before it disappeared.

  • Few speakers of Atakapa remained by the twentieth century.

  • The museum showcased recordings and artifacts relating to Atakapa history and language.

Synonyms

Atakapan
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A language no longer spoken by the Atakapa people on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas

frames the language as formerly found rather than as extinct
Attacapan
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A language spoken by the Atakapa people on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas

describes the same language but notes it was formerly found there
Attacapa
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  • Specialized
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A language once spoken by the Atakapa people on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas

states the same idea but focuses on former presence rather than current
Atakapa language
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A language the Atakapa people spoke on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas that is now extinct

uses past presence wording without the extinct label
Atakapan language
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A language that was once spoken by the Atakapa people along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas

expresses the same past existence but in softer phrasing
Attacapa language
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  • Specialized
9.9

A language no longer spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas

describes its past regional presence without the explicit extinct label
Attacapan language
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  • Specialized
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A now extinct native language that the Atakapa people once spoke on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas

is the general description that notes past presence without indigenous emphasis

Compounds

A language the Atakapa people spoke on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas that is now extinct

Surface Forms

Atakapa singular
Atakapas plural

Etymology

The word Atakapa also names the language of that group. It came from the same name used by nearby tribes, so the language is called Atakapa after the people.