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Catawba

Catawba

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A Native American language once spoken in the southeastern United States
  • noun
  • /ˈkætəˌwɔːbə/
: idioma Catawba
  • Very few speakers remain who are fluent in Catawba today.

Examples

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

  • The Catawba language is part of the Siouan family.

  • He studied Catawba as part of his research on Siouan languages.

  • Are there any speakers of Catawba left?

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

  • Very few speakers remain who are fluent in Catawba today.

  • The Catawba language is part of the Siouan family.

Synonyms

Catawba language
vsCatawba
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A Native American language once spoken by the Catawba people in the southeastern United States

is the shorter name form used without the explicit word for language

Compounds

Catawba language
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A Native American language once spoken by the Catawba people in the southeastern United States

Surface Forms

Catawba singular
Catawbas plural

Etymology

Catawba also names the language of that people, like English can mean both the people and their language, so Catawba refers to the Siouan language they once spoke.