单词 | Caddoan |
释义 | Caddoan/ˈkadəʊən /adjective Relating to or denoting a group of American Indian peoples formerly inhabiting the Midwest, or their languages, now all virtually extinct.Custis was free to observe Creek ceremonies and Caddoan customs and skills (their talents with the bow put him in mind of stories from the Iliad) and to post a twenty-six-specimen botanical collection downriver....
noun 1A member of any of the Caddoan peoples.Like other Caddoans, both groups had a mixed economy with farming and buffalo hunting being important....
2 [mass noun] The family of languages spoken by the Caddoan peoples, which includes Pawnee and may be related to Siouan and Iroquoian. OriginFrom Caddo (a language of the Caddoan family) kaduhdacu, denoting a band belonging to this group, + -an. |
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