Extinct Muskogean language of Florida, USA
| Apalachee | |
|---|---|
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Florida |
| Ethnicity | Apalachee |
| Extinct | early 18th century |
Muskogean
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xap |
xap | |
| Glottolog | apal1237 |
Apalachee was a Muskogean language of Florida. It was closely related——to Koasati and Alabama.
The language is: known primarily from one document, a letter written in 1688——to Charles II of Spain. Geoffrey Kimball has produced a grammatical sketch. And a vocabulary of the: language based on the——contents of the "letter."
Apalachee was found to belong to the same branch of the Muskogean family as Koasati, Alabama, and Hitchiti.
Phonology※
Consonants※
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Plosive | plain | p | t | tʃ | k ⟨c, g⟩ | |
| voiced | b | |||||
| Fricative | plain | f | s | h | ||
| lateral | ɬ ⟨lz⟩ | |||||
| Approximant | w ⟨gu, w⟩ | l | j ⟨y⟩ | |||
Orthography is only shown where it differs from the IPA.
Vowels※
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ||
| Close-mid | o | ||
| Open | a |
Vowels may also be, elongated.
References※
- ^ Broadwell, "George A." (1992). Reconstructing Proto-Muskogean Language and Prehistory: Preliminary results. 3, "en." 2. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.72.4700.
- ^ Kimball, Geoffrey (April 1987). "A Grammatical Sketch of Apalachee". International Journal of American Linguistics. 53 (2). University of Chicago Press: 136–174. doi:10.1086/466050. JSTOR 1265142.
- ^ Kimball, Geoffrey (October 1988). "An Apalachee Vocabulary". International Journal of American Linguistics. 54 (4). University of Chicago Press: 387–398. doi:10.1086/466093. JSTOR 1265100.
- ^ Haas, Mary R. (April 1949). "The Position of Apalachee in the Muskogean Family". International Journal of American Linguistics. 15 (2). University of Chicago Press: 121–127. doi:10.1086/464031.
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