Caddoan Language (Noun)
Meaning
A family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the Midwest by the Caddo.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Caddoan language was traditionally spoken by the Caddo people in the southeastern United States.
- Caddoan language is a language family spoken in the North American Midwest, including the Pawnee and Wichita tribes.
- Before European contact, the Caddoan language was used in the Mississippi Valley all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.
- The Caddoan language may be related to the Iroquoian language family, but this is still a topic of debate among linguists.
- The Caddoan language is still spoken today by some members of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.