Atakapa

[ uh-tak-uh-puh, -pah, -paw ]

noun

, plural A·tak·a·pas, (especially collectively) A·tak·a·pa.

1. a member of an American Indian people living along the coast of Louisiana.
2. the language of the Atakapa Indians.

Example Sentences

Russell Reed, an Atakapa Indian from southern Louisiana, said some visitors have never heard much about the Indian story of Jamestown and have certainly not met a “real, live Indian.”

From Washington Post