Catawban | |
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Eastern Siouan | |
Geographic distribution | The Carolinas |
Linguistic classification | Siouan
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Subdivisions | |
Language codes | |
Linguasphere | 64-AB |
Glottolog | cata1285 |
Pre-contact distribution of the Catawban languages |
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.
Eastern Siouan languages were historically spoken by the Catawba and Waccamaw people. They possibly represent a dialect continuum with Ohio Valley Siouan languages (Ofo language/Mosopelea, Biloxi language).[1] The Catawban family is a branch of the larger Siouan–Catawban language family.