Catawba language
Catawba (/kəˈtɔːbə/) is one of two Eastern Siouan languages of the eastern US, which together with the Western Siouan languages formed the Siouan language family.
| Catawba | |
|---|---|
| Ye Iswą | |
Pre-contact distribution of the Catawba Language. | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | South Carolina |
| Ethnicity | Ye Iswąre (Catawba) |
Siouan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | chc |
| Glottolog | cata1286 |
| ELP | Catawba |
| Linguasphere | 64-ABA-ab |
The last native, fluent speaker of Catawba was Samuel Taylor Blue, who died in 1959. The Catawba people are now working to revitalize and preserve the Catawba language.
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