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Powhatan

Powhatan

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An extinct Native American language once spoken in eastern Virginia
  • noun
  • /ˈpaʊhəˌtæn/
: lengua powhatan
  • The Powhatan language is no longer spoken.

Examples

  • Linguists have reconstructed parts of the Powhatan language from colonial records and word lists.

  • Few written records of Powhatan remain, but some words were adopted into English.

  • The museum exhibit included a display about the history of Powhatan and its speakers.

  • Many words in English have Powhatan origins.

  • Linguists have reconstructed parts of the Powhatan language from colonial records and word lists.

  • Few written records of Powhatan remain, but some words were adopted into English.

  • The museum exhibit included a display about the history of Powhatan and its speakers.

Synonyms

Powhatan language
vsPowhatan
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An extinct Native American language once spoken in eastern Virginia

is the same language but uses the other name instead

Compounds

Powhatan language
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An extinct Native American language once spoken in eastern Virginia

Surface Forms

Powhatan singular
Powhatans plural

Etymology

Powhatan was the name of the Algonquian language once spoken by those people, but the language is now extinct and we know its name because early settlers wrote down some of its words.