Caddo language
E563398
Caddo language is an endangered Native American language historically spoken by the Caddo people of the southeastern United States, particularly in parts of present-day Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caddoan language
ⓘ
Native American language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Arikara language
ⓘ
Kitsai language ⓘ Pawnee language ⓘ Wichita language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endangermentCause | language shift and assimilation policies ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Caddo Nation of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | cadd1242 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Caddo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Proto-Caddoan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocumentation | grammars and dictionaries by linguists ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
polysynthetic morphology
ⓘ
verb-centered morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant clusters
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ glottalized consonants ⓘ tone ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerShiftTo | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStressPattern | predictable stress system ⓘ |
| hasSyllableStructure | predominantly CV and CVC ⓘ |
| hasTypologicalFeature |
head-marking
ⓘ
rich verbal inflection ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | verb–subject–object ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | cad ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Caddoan ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Caddoan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
language classes in Oklahoma ⓘ |
| script | Latin script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Caddo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Caddo County, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Southern Caddoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oral storytelling
ⓘ
songs ⓘ traditional Caddo ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.