Karankawa language
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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
The Karankawan language is thought to be an isolated one. There is revisionist thought put forward by Herbet Landar, however, that Karankawa should be classified as a Cariban language. The language's area in the early modern era (1500 through 1840) was the extreme western coast of the Gulf of Mexico, reaching from West Galveston Bay south to Laguna Madre in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Spanish missions were sent to the region to minister to the Karankawa. These included the mission of Espiritu Santa de Zuniga and the Nuestra Señora del Refugio, as well as a number of Franciscan...
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