Caddo
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A Native American language once spoken in Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma
- noun
- /ˈkædoʊ/
- Specialized
:
idioma caddo
- Few people still speak the Caddo language today, making preservation efforts crucial.
Examples
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The Caddo language family includes several dialects.
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He is one of the last fluent speakers of Caddo in his tribe.
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Linguists have studied Caddo to understand more about Native American history and culture.
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The Caddo language is rich in history.
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Few people still speak the Caddo language today, making preservation efforts crucial.
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He is one of the last fluent speakers of Caddo in his tribe.
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Linguists have studied Caddo to understand more about Native American history and culture.
Synonyms
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A group of Native American languages spoken in the central United States and southern plains
is limited to the family traditionally spoken mainly in the Midwest by that people
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caddo also names the group's language because languages are often called by the name of the people who speak them, so Caddo means both the people and the language they speak.