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Atakapa

Atakapa was a language isolate once spoken in United States.

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Atakapa · 30.9°N 93.1°W

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

MeaningWordRomanization
womankic
personSa*
nameeN*
eyewol*
earan*
noseuc*
toothoc*
tonguenel*
handwoS*
bloodpoSk*
boneci*
skintal*
kneetemak*
breastick*
liverkeck*
waterkakau
firekam*
suniS*
stariS*
stonewai*
mountainkat*
treeneS*
leafwaS*
nightiti*
dogSul*
fishnti*
louseniN*
onetanuk*
twohapalst*
Iwi*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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