Atakapa

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Choctaw hatak apa (literally man eater).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • /əˈtɑːkəpə/

Noun[edit]

Atakapa (plural Atakapas or Atakapa)

  1. A member of an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands.

Proper noun[edit]

Atakapa

  1. The extinct language of these people.