CADDO LANGUAGE


'Caddo' is a Caddoan language of the Southern Plains, spoken by the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. Few native speakers remain, but the tribe is working to teach the language to the youngest generation again.

Contents
Phonology
Vowels
Consonants
Prosody
External links

Phonology


Vowels

Caddo has three short vowels and three long vowels, . The long vowels are indicated in writing with a following colon.
Consonants

BilabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Plosive Voiceless
Voiced
Ejective
Affricate Voiceless
Ejective
Fricative
Nasal
Semivowel

Prosody

Caddo apparently has three tones: mid (unmarked: ''a''), high (marked with an acute accent: ''á''), and falling (marked with a grave accent: ''à'')

External links



★ Ethnologue report for Caddo

★ Kiwat Hasinay Foundation

★ Caddo Alphabet (PDF)

★ Kúhaʔahat Oklahoma! - How to say "hello" in Caddo

★ http://i.1asphost.com/caddo/ - WebLex: The English to Caddo (Hasinai) Search Engine, created by Michael Sheyahshe

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