Adai (also Adaizan, Adaizi, Adaise, Adahi, Adaes, Adees, Atayos) is an

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Native American language that was spoken in northwestern

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Classification

It was once proposed that there may be a connection between Adai and the nearby

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, but this now seems unlikely.Grant, Anthony P. 1995. ''John Sibley's Adai vocabulary: a contribution to Caddoan Lexicography?'' Paper presented at 1995 Siouan-Caddoan Conference, Albuquerque. 15pp. (Contains the entire vocabulary of Adai from MS in American Philosophical Soc.)

Vocabulary

Adai is known only from a list of 275 words from 1804 by John Sibley.Sibley, John. 1804. ''A vocabulary of the Adaye or Adaize Indians''. Manuscript. (See also Mithridates Vol. 3, part 3., p. 278.) The manuscript word list below has been reproduced from Grant's (1995) transcriptions. (Note: Due to the poor printing in Grant (1995), the text below may not be entirely accurate and will need to be re-checked.)

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Notable places language was spoken

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* Robeline, Louisiana * Isle Brevelle * Los Adaes * Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site *

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References

* Campbell, Lyle. (1997). ''American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America''. New York: Oxford University Press. * Mithun, Marianne. (1999). ''The languages of Native North America''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (hbk); .

External links

OLAC resources in and about the Adai language
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adai language Unclassified languages of North America Extinct languages of North America Indigenous languages of the North American Southeast Languages of the United States Languages extinct in the 19th century 19th-century disestablishments in North America