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Catawban languages
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The Eastern Siouan branch consists of various historical languages spoken by Siouan peoples of the Appalachian Plateau and Piedmont regions of present-day Virginia and the Carolinas. These languages are sometimes collectively referred to as Catawban, Tutelo, Tutelo-Saponi, or Yesah (Yesa:sahį).[1] Eastern Siouan languages were historical spoken by the Monacan Indian Nation, Haliwa-Saponi, Catawba/Iswa, Occaneechi, and Waccamaw peoples. They possibly represent a dialect continuum with Ohio Valley Siouan languages (Ofo language/Mosopelea, Biloxi language).[2] The Catawban family is a branch of the larger Siouan a.k.a. Siouan–Catawban family.
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Catawban | |
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Eastern Siouan | |
Geographic distribution | The Carolinas |
Linguistic classification | Siouan
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Subdivisions | |
Linguasphere | 64-AB |
Glottolog | cata1285 |
![]() Pre-contact distribution of the Catawban languages |
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