Alabama

AKZ

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Alternate Names: Alibamu

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: less than 50% with Koasati ,.

Genealogy:

Muskogean
Eastern Muskogean
Central Muskogean
Apalachee-Alabama-Koasati
Alabama-Koasati

Demographics: 250 (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 460 (2000 census). Alabama and Texas.

Language Use: Home, Senior Citizen Center. Teens to elderly; the language of choice among those 50 and older. Some are bilingual in Koasati [cku] with whom they share a reservation. Used as L2 by Koasati [cku].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Extremely low. Dictionary.

Nation of Origin: United States