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Kichai

Kichai

9.9
A Native American people who once lived in north central Texas
  • noun
: kichai
  • Anthropologists have studied the language and traditions of the Kichai for decades.

Examples

  • The Kichai were skilled traders who interacted with neighboring tribes in Texas.

  • Some descendants of the Kichai people still preserve their cultural heritage today.

  • The Kichai people have a rich cultural history.

  • I learned about the Kichai tribe in my history class.

  • Anthropologists have studied the language and traditions of the Kichai for decades.

  • Some descendants of the Kichai people still preserve their cultural heritage today.

  • The Kichai were skilled traders who interacted with neighboring tribes in Texas.

Synonyms

Caddo
vsKichai
1 9.9

Native American people from the southern United States, mainly Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma

is a specific subgroup formerly living in north central Texas

Surface Forms

Kichai singular
Kichais plural

Etymology

Kichai is the name the people used for themselves in their own language, so it simply means a member of that Native American group from north central Texas. Think of it like the names 'Navajo' or 'Cherokee'—a word that identifies a tribe.