Atakapa

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Choctaw hatak apa (literally “man eater”).

Pronunciation

  • /əˈtɑːkəpə/

Noun

Atakapa (plural Atakapas or Atakapa)

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

Proper noun

Atakapa

  1. The extinct language of these people.
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