name
Meaning 1
The extinct language of these people.
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Standard Lemma guide
Atakapa
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands.
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noun
Meaning 3
a language spoken by the Atakapa of the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Atakapan, Attacapa, Attacapan
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Broader terms: Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
noun
Meaning 4
a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas
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Synonyms: Attacapan
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Broader terms: Plains Indian, Buffalo Indian
History
Etymology
Borrowing from Choctaw hatak apa (literally “man eater”).