choctaw

• Nome próprio referente a um membro do povo indígena muskogi, originalmente habitante do Alabama, ou à língua muskogi falada por esse povo.

A proper noun referring to a member of the Muskhogean people originally from Alabama, or the Muskhogean language spoken by this people.

nome próprio

1. Indigenous PeopleB2formalamerican

   A member of a Native American people originally from the southeastern United States, primarily in present-day Mississippi and Alabama.

   Povo indígena

   • The Choctaw were among the first Native American tribes to be forcibly relocated under the Indian Removal Act.
   • Many Choctaw people now live in Oklahoma.
   • The Choctaw Nation is one of the largest federally recognized tribes in the United States.

2. B2formalamerican

   The Muskogean language spoken by the Choctaw people.

   Choctaw

   • The Choctaw language is still taught in some schools in Oklahoma.
   • He is learning to speak Choctaw to connect with his heritage.
   • There are efforts to revitalize the Choctaw language among younger generations.

   Sinônimoschahta