Apalachee was a
Muskogean language
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of
Florida
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. It was closely related to
Koasati
The Coushatta ( cku, Koasati, Kowassaati or Kowassa:ti) are a Muskogean-speaking Native American people now living primarily in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
When first encountered by Europeans, they lived in the territor ...
and
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
.
The language is known primarily from one document, a letter written in 1688 to
Charles II of Spain
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. Geoffrey Kimball has produced a grammatical sketch and a vocabulary of the language based on the contents of the letter.
Apalachee was found to belong to the same branch of the Muskogean family as
Koasati
The Coushatta ( cku, Koasati, Kowassaati or Kowassa:ti) are a Muskogean-speaking Native American people now living primarily in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
When first encountered by Europeans, they lived in the territor ...
,
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
, and
Hitchiti
The Hitchiti ( ) were a historic indigenous tribe in the Southeast United States. They formerly resided chiefly in a town of the same name on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River, four miles below Chiaha, in western present-day Georgia. The n ...
.
Phonology
Consonants
Orthography is only shown where it differs from the IPA.
Vowels
Vowels may also be
elongated.
References
External links
Apalachee Language Guide
Apalachee
Muskogean languages
Languages extinct in the 18th century
18th-century disestablishments in North America
Extinct languages of North America
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