Catawban | |
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Eastern Siouan | |
Geographic distribution |
central North America |
Linguistic classification |
Siouan
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Subdivisions | |
Linguasphere | 64-AB |
Glottolog | cata1285 |
Pre-contact distribution of the Catawban languages
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The Catawban, or Eastern Siouan, languages form a small language family in east North America. The Catawban family is a branch of the larger Siouan a.k.a. Siouan–Catawban family.
The Catawban family consists of two languages:
Both are now extinct (†). They were not closely related.