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Biloxi language information


Biloxi
Tanêksąyaa ade[1]
Native toUnited States
RegionMississippi, Louisiana
Extinct1930s, with the death of Emma Jackson
Language family
Siouan
  • Western Siouan
    • Ohio Valley Siouan
      • Ofo–Biloxi
        • Biloxi
Language codes
ISO 639-3bll
Glottologbilo1248
Pre-contact distribution of the Biloxi language.
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Biloxi was a Siouan language, which was once spoken by the Biloxi tribe in present-day Mississippi, Louisiana, and southeastern Texas.

  1. ^ Kaufman 2011b

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