Caddoan


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Caddoan /ˈkadəʊən/
noun
  • 1 a member of a group of American Indian peoples formerly inhabiting the Midwest.
  • 2 the family of languages spoken by the Caddoans, which includes Pawnee, now all virtually extinct.
adjective relating to the Caddoans or their languages.
– origin from Caddo (a Caddoan lang.) kaduhdacu, denoting a band belonging to this group, + -an.
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