attacapan

• Nom propre désignant un peuple autochtone qui vivait autrefois le long de la côte du golfe du Mexique, en Louisiane et au Texas, ainsi que la langue parlée par ce peuple.

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.

nom propre

1. Indigenous peopleC1formalamerican

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

   Attacapa (membre du peuple amérindien)

   • 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.

   Synonymesatakapaatakapanattacapa

2. C1formalamerican

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

   attacapan

   • 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.

   Synonymesatakapaatakapanattacapa