Alabama language
Alabama, also known as Alibamu, (Alabama: Albaamo innaaɬiilka) is a Native American language, spoken by the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of Texas. It was once spoken by the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town of Oklahoma, but there are no more Alabama speakers in Oklahoma. It is a Muskogean language, and is believed to have been related to the Muklasa and Tuskegee languages, which are no longer extant. Alabama is closely related to Koasati and Apalachee, and more distantly to other Muskogean languages like Hitchiti, Chickasaw and Choctaw.
| Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Albaamo innaaɬiilka | |
Sign on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation with phrase "On ti chuka" meaning "welcome" | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Currently in Texas, Formerly in Oklahoma and Alabama |
| Ethnicity | Alabama |
Native speakers | approx. 370 (2015 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | akz |
| Glottolog | alab1237 |
| ELP | Alabama |
Alabama is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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