Atakapa language family
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- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Language, Linguistics, Philology
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Texas, Louisiana
Article abstract: The Atakapan language group includes the Atakapa and the Akokisa (Orcoqisac in Spanish texts), closely related to the Opeloosa and the Bidai.
The Atakapan language group includes the Atakapa and the Akokisa (Orcoqisac in Spanish texts), closely related to the Opeloosa and the Bidai. The language areas in the early modern period (circa 1500 through 1840) existed along the western coast of the Gulf of Mexico, reaching from Vermillion Bayou to West Galveston Bay. The tribes occupied land along the Mermentou River, the Calcasieu River, the Sabine...
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