Atakapa language

Atakapa
Yukhiti
Native toUnited States
RegionLouisiana, Texas
EthnicityAtakapa
Extinctearly 20th century
Language codes
ISO 639-3aqp
Glottologatak1252
Pre-contact distribution of the Atakapa language
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Atakapa (/əˈtækəpə, -pɑː/,[1][2] natively Yukhiti[3]) is an extinct language isolate native to southwestern Louisiana and nearby coastal eastern Texas. It was spoken by the Atakapa people (also known as Ishak, after their word for "the people"). The language became extinct in the early 20th century.[4]

  1. ^ Sturtevant, 659
  2. ^ "Atakapa". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
  3. ^ Gatschet and Swanton (1932). A Dictionary of the Atakapa Language. United States Government Printing Office. p. 68.
  4. ^ Mithun, Marianne (2001). The Languages of Native North America (First paperback ed.). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 344. ISBN 0-521-23228-7.