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Chahta

Chahta

9.9
A Native American language spoken by the Choctaw people
  • noun
: chahta
  • The Chahta language is still spoken by some members of the nation today.

Examples

  • She is learning to speak Chahta to connect with her heritage.

  • Linguists study Chahta to understand the wider Muskogean language family.

  • The Chahta language is beautiful.

  • Many people are learning Chahta to preserve their heritage.

  • Linguists study Chahta to understand the wider Muskogean language family.

  • She is learning to speak Chahta to connect with her heritage.

  • The Chahta language is still spoken by some members of the nation today.

Synonyms

Choctaw
vsChahta
1 9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Choctaw people

is a fuller label that stresses family affiliation
Choctaw language
vsChahta
1 9.9

A language the Choctaw people speak in the southeastern United States

is given without stating regional location
Chahta language
vsChahta
9.9

The language spoken by the Choctaw people in parts of Mississippi and Oklahoma

uses the name without noting where it is spoken

Compounds

Chahta language
9.9

The language spoken by the Choctaw people in parts of Mississippi and Oklahoma

Surface Forms

Chahta singular
Chahtas plural

Etymology

Chahta is the name the Choctaw people use for themselves and for their language. Think of it like how English speakers call their speech 'English', so Chahta still means the Choctaw language today.