Atakapa
Atakapa was a language isolate once spoken in United States.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Atakapa (, natively Ishakkoy) is an extinct language isolate native to southwestern Louisiana and nearby coastal eastern Texas. It was spoken by the Atakapa people (also known as Ishak, after their word for "the people"). The language became extinct in the early 20th century.
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Words in Atakapa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | kic | |
| person | Sa* | |
| name | eN* | |
| eye | wol* | |
| ear | an* | |
| nose | uc* | |
| tooth | oc* | |
| tongue | nel* | |
| hand | woS* | |
| blood | poSk* | |
| bone | ci* | |
| skin | tal* | |
| knee | temak* | |
| breast | ick* | |
| liver | keck* | |
| water | kakau | |
| fire | kam* | |
| sun | iS* | |
| star | iS* | |
| stone | wai* | |
| mountain | kat* | |
| tree | neS* | |
| leaf | waS* | |
| night | iti* | |
| dog | Sul* | |
| fish | nti* | |
| louse | niN* | |
| one | tanuk* | |
| two | hapalst* | |
| I | wi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
Grammar
- ArikapúNuclear-Macro-Je88% alike
- ZakhringSino-Tibetan86% alike
- Temascaltepec NahuatlUto-Aztecan85% alike
- YukpaCariban85% alike
- NdomKolopom85% alike
- DjeoromitxíNuclear-Macro-Je83% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · atak1252 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · aqp