Caddo
Caddo is a Caddoan language spoken in United States. Glottolog rates it nearly extinct.
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Caddo (endonym: Hasí꞉nay, pronounced [hasí:nəj]) is a Caddoan language indigenous to the Southern United States and the traditional language of the Caddo Nation. It is recently dormant, with the last native speaker dying in 2025, down from 25 native speakers in 1997; nevertheless there are revitalization programs. Caddo had several mutually-intelligible dialects. The most commonly used dialects were Hasinai and Hainai; others included Kadohadacho, Natchitoches and Yatasi.
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Words in Caddo
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | náttih | |
| person | hayanuh* | |
| name | asah* | |
| eye | iCah* | |
| ear | biSt* | |
| nose | isu* | |
| tooth | itah* | |
| tongue | dit* | |
| hand | isik* | |
| blood | bah7uh* | |
| bone | nahk* | |
| skin | kadan* | |
| knee | biw7k* | |
| breast | dant* | |
| liver | kankuh* | |
| water | kù:kuh | |
| fire | nikuh* | |
| sun | sakuh* | |
| star | ciwkas* | |
| stone | sikuh* | |
| mountain | iniku7* | |
| tree | yak* | |
| leaf | kahbast* | |
| night | napba7* | |
| dog | díˀṣi | |
| fish | batah* | |
| louse | bih* | |
| one | wisci7* | |
| two | bit* | |
| I | ci* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Angguruk YaliNuclear Trans New Guinea9% alike
- TikarAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- LaariAtlantic-Congo8% alike
- KitsaiCaddoan8% alike
- KatuaAustroasiatic8% alike
- Ruching PalaungAustroasiatic7% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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