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The word Attakapan or Attackapaw is of Muskoegean dialect. It is from "Hatek" meaning man, and "upa" meaning "to eat" or "food" (interchangably).

Their lingustics group is the same as most of the coastal tribes and believe it or not probably Souian in lineage, like the Tunica in Southern Louisiana. It was often thought a dead dialect.

However, Back in the 60's Dr. Pete Gregory from Northwestern state Univ., was called to do an oral history on two Black/ Creole WWII vets who lived in the south of Louisiana. They both spoke a native dialect that was later identified by Dr. Gregory as Attackapaw (from written words collected by the colonial French).