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Calusa

Calusa

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An extinct language once spoken by the Calusa people in southwestern Florida
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: idioma calusa
  • The Calusa language is no longer spoken today.

Examples

  • Researchers have identified only a handful of words from the Calusa language.

  • Linguists study the Calusa language to learn more about its structure.

  • Very little is known about the grammar of Calusa due to the lack of written records.

  • The extinction of Calusa has made it difficult to study the culture of its speakers.

  • Very little is known about the grammar of Calusa due to the lack of written records.

  • Researchers have identified only a handful of words from the Calusa language.

  • Linguists study the Calusa language to learn more about its structure.

Surface Forms

Calusa main

Etymology

Calusa also names the now extinct 'language' once spoken by the same people, so the word can mean both the people and their language.