attacapan

• Eigenname für einen Angehörigen eines indigenen Volkes, das früher entlang der Golfküste in Louisiana und Texas lebte, oder für die Sprache dieses Volkes.

A proper noun referring to a member of an Indigenous people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas, or to the language spoken by that people.

Eigenname

1. Indigenous peopleC1formalamerican

   A member of a Native American people who historically lived along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas.

   Angehöriger des Volkes der Attakapa

   • The Attacapan people were known for their unique cultural traditions.
   • Historians study the Attacapan to understand pre-colonial Gulf Coast societies.
   • An Attacapan elder shared stories of their ancestral lands.

   Synonymeatakapaatakapanattacapa

2. C1formalamerican

   The language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana and Texas.

   Atakapa

   • Linguists have attempted to reconstruct the Attacapan language from historical records.
   • Very few written examples of Attacapan survive today.
   • The Attacapan language is considered extinct.

   Synonymeatakapaatakapanattacapa