Caddoan

American  

[kad-oh-uhn] / ˈkæd oʊ ən /

noun

1. a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the upper Missouri valley in North Dakota, in the Platte valley in Nebraska, in southwestern Arkansas, and in neighboring parts of Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.

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Caddoan British  

/ ˈkædəʊən /

noun

1. a family of Native American languages, including Pawnee, formerly spoken in a wide area of the Midwest, and probably distantly related to Siouan

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Etymology

Origin of Caddoan

Caddo + -an

Example Sentences

They spoke a Caddoan language, one related to that of the Arikara, Pawnee and Wichita.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2015

Between the visits of De Soto and La Salle, according to Timothy K. Perttula, an archaeological consultant in Austin, Texas, the Caddoan population fell from about 200,000 to about 8,500—a drop of nearly 96 percent.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The Caddoan race is represented by one nation, the Arikara.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)

The Caddoan group, dwelling formerly west of the Mississippi, in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, had an approach to specific totemism.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris

The earth-covered house probably originated with the tribes of Caddoan stock, that is, the Pawnee and Arikara, and was adopted by the tribes of other stocks upon their migration into the Missouri River region.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)