Macro-Siouan languages

Macro-Siouan languages

Infobox Language family
name=Macro-Siouan
altname=controversial
region=eastern North America
child1=Siouan-Catawban
child2="Yuchi"
child3=Caddoan
child4=Iroquoian


map_caption=Pre-contact distribution of the proposed Macro-Souian language family

The Macro-Siouan languages are a proposed language family that would include the Siouan, Iroquoian, and Caddoan families. Most linguists remain unconvinced that these languages share a genetic relationship, and the existence of a Macro-Siouan language family remains a subject of debate.

Bibliography

*Campbell, Lyle (1997). "American Indian Languages: The Historical Linguistics of Native America". Oxford: Oxford University Press.


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