Chitimacha

A language of United States

ISO 639: ctm
Alternate Names: Chetemacha
Population: No known L1 speakers. Last speaker, Delphine Decloux, died in 1940 (Mithun 1999). Ethnic population: 300 (1977 SIL).
Location:: Louisiana: south.
Language Status: 9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana.
Classification: Language isolate
Typology: SOV; postpositions; tense, aspect and mode; 17 consonants and 10 vowels (5 long, 5 short); stress is on the first syllable.
Language Use: Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development: Dictionary. Rosetta Stone software has been created and distributed to every member of the tribe, a dictionary is being prepared, and language classes are being taught on the reservation (2015).

Location: Louisiana: south.