Caddo language

Caddo language

language
name=Caddo
nativename=Hasí:nay
states=United States
region=Caddo County in western Oklahoma
speakers=25
familycolor=American
fam1=Caddoan
fam2=Southern Caddoan
iso2=cad|iso3=cad

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 IPA|/i/, /a/, and /u/ and three long vowels, IPA|/iː/, /aː/, and /uː/. The long vowels are indicated in writing with a following colon.

Consonants

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

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=cad Ethnologue report for Caddo]
* [http://www.ahalenia.com/kiwat/ Kiwat Hasinay Foundation]
* [http://www.ahalenia.com/kiwat/caddo_alphabet.pdf Caddo Alphabet] (PDF)
* [http://hello-oklahoma.benjaminbruce.us/caddo.htm Kúhaʔahat Oklahoma!] - How to say "hello" in Caddo
* [http://i.1asphost.com/caddo/ http://i.1asphost.com/caddo/] - WebLex: The English to Caddo (Hasinai) Search Engine, created by Michael Sheyahshe


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