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Caddo is a Caddoan language of the Southern Plains, spoken by the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. Few native speakers remain, but the tribe is working to teach the language to the youngest generation again.
Phonology
Vowels
Caddo has three short vowels and three long vowels, . The long vowels are indicated in writing with a following colon.
Consonants
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | Voiceless | |||||
| Voiced | ||||||
| Ejective | ||||||
| Affricate | Voiceless | |||||
| Ejective | ||||||
| Fricative | ||||||
| Nasal | ||||||
| Semivowel | ||||||
Prosody
Caddo apparently has three tones: mid (unmarked: a), high (marked with an acute accent: á), and falling (marked with a grave accent: à)
External links
- Ethnologue report for Caddo
- Kiwat Hasinay Foundation
- Caddo Alphabet (PDF)
- Kúhaʔahat Oklahoma! - How to say "hello" in Caddo
- http://i.1asphost.com/caddo/ - WebLex: The English to Caddo (Hasinai) Search Engine, created by Michael Sheyahshe
Caddoan languages | Languages of the United States | Indigenous languages of the North American Southeast
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