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Caddoan

Caddoan

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A family of Native American languages including Caddo, Wichita, and Pawnee, spoken in the central United States
  • noun
  • /ˈkædoʊən/
  • Specialized
: caddoano
  • Linguists have studied the grammar and vocabulary of several Caddoan languages.

Examples

  • The Caddoan family includes languages such as Caddo, Wichita, and Pawnee.

  • Many Caddoan languages are now endangered or have very few speakers.

  • The Caddoan languages are rich in history.

  • Is the Caddoan language endangered?

  • Linguists have studied the grammar and vocabulary of several Caddoan languages.

  • The Caddoan family includes languages such as Caddo, Wichita, and Pawnee.

  • Many Caddoan languages are now endangered or have very few speakers.

Synonyms

Caddo
vsCaddoan
  • Specialized
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A Native American language once spoken in Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma

is used for languages mainly spoken now in the Midwest
Caddoan language
vsCaddoan
  • Specialized
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A group of Native American languages spoken in the central United States and southern plains

focuses on languages mainly in the Midwest and a single indigenous group

Compounds

Caddoan language
  • Specialized
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A group of Native American languages spoken in the central United States and southern plains

Surface Forms

Caddoan singular
Caddoans plural

Morphology

Caddoan = Caddo (semi-transparent) = Caddo + an

Formed by the productive suffix '-an' added to the ethnonym 'Caddo', a regular derivation, but understanding depends on knowledge of the proper name 'Caddo', which is rare for learners.

Etymology

The word Caddoan comes from the name of the Caddo people, a Native American group from the central and southern United States. It means 'of or related to the Caddo', so Caddoan is used to name the family of languages spoken by those people.