attacapan

• Substantivo próprio que designa um indivíduo pertencente ao povo indígena que habitava a costa do Golfo do México, na Luisiana e no Texas, ou a língua falada por esse povo.

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.

nome próprio

1. Indigenous peopleC1formalamerican

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

   Povo indígena

   • 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.

   Sinônimosatakapaatakapanattacapa

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.

   Sinônimosatakapaatakapanattacapa