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🪶 A Native American group 🗣️ An extinct language
Ofo

Ofo

9.9
A language no longer spoken that was used by a Native American people in the lower Mississippi Valley
  • noun
: idioma Ofo
  • The Ofo language was once widely spoken in Mississippi.

Examples

  • The last known speaker of Ofo died in the twentieth century.

  • There are very few written records of the Ofo language.

  • Linguists have studied Ofo to better understand Siouan language relationships.

  • Many linguists study the Ofo language to understand its structure.

  • Linguists have studied Ofo to better understand Siouan language relationships.

  • The last known speaker of Ofo died in the twentieth century.

  • There are very few written records of the Ofo language.

Synonyms

Ofo language
vsOfo
9.9

A language once spoken by the Ofo people in the lower Mississippi Valley that is no longer spoken

is the same meaning but uses a shorter name form

Compounds

Ofo language
9.9

A language once spoken by the Ofo people in the lower Mississippi Valley that is no longer spoken

Surface Forms

Ofo singular
Ofos plural

Etymology

Ofo also names the language those people spoke, much like 'French' names the language of France, so Ofo means the Ofo language and links the people with their speech.