Opelousan.adj.

Brit.

/ɒpəˈluːsə/, U.S.

/ˌɑpəˈlusə/

Inflections: Plural Opelousas, unchanged.

Forms: 1800s Apalocha, 1800s Apalousa, 1800s Apalusa, 1800s Apeloussa, 1800s Oppellousa, 1800s– Apelusa, 1800s– Appalousa, 1800s– Appelousa, 1800s– Opelousa, 1800s– Opilousa, 1800s– Oppelousa.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Opélousas.

Etymology: < French Opélousas, plural (first mentioned 1726 in an English edition of a French source) < Mobilian Jargon, explained as if < Choctaw abaʔ lósaʔ , literally ‘black hair or head’ ( < abaʔ above + lósaʔ black), but the combination is unidiomatic and the first element is obscure. Compare Appaloosa n.

Now historical.

A. n.

A member of a North American Indian people formerly inhabiting southern Louisiana, associated with the Atakapa and later the Chitimacha, but speaking a language of their own.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > peoples of South-Eastern America > [noun]

Floridian1589

Chickasaw1674

Yamasee1699

Alabama1708

Natchez1708

Santee1709

Cherokee1721

Choctaw1722

Coushatta1722

Creek1725

Yuchi1738

Muskogee1751

Floridan1763

Muskogee1789

Mikasuki1791

Opelousa1805

Karankawa1806

Tunica1806

Melungeon1813

Alabamian1817

Ozark1819

Alabaman1829

1770 P. Pittman Present State European Settlem. Missisippi 36 The small river of Palousas is ten leagues above the settlements of Pointe Coupé..; it receives its name from the natives.]

1805 J. Sibley Rep. 5 Apr. in Message President U.S. to Congr. (1806) 60 Appalousas...Their native language differs form all other; understand Attakapas and speak French; plant corn; have cattle and hogs.

a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXI. 580/1 The Opelousas, about 150 individuals in all, reside in the Country to which they have supplied a name.

1856 Trans. Philol. Soc. 101 The Carancouas, the Attacapas, the Apelusas, the Mayes speak dialects of the same language.

1914 Amer. Anthropologist 16 382 The Opelousa and Akokisa seem to have been eastern and western branches respectively of this [Atakapan] stock.

1996 Handbk. N. Amer. Indians XVII. 126 John Sibley..in 1805, claimed that the Biloxi, Apalachee,..and Choctaw spoke Mobilian, specifically excluding the groups of the Caddo Confederacy, the Comanches,..Opelousa, and Quapaw.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the Opelousas or their language.

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the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > peoples of South-Eastern America > [adjective]

Cherokee1674

Chickasaw1726

Yamasee1741

Natchez1744

Alabama1775

Coushatta1775

Alabaman1818

Santee1833

Mobilian1840

Karankawa1852

Muskogee1891

Opelousa1911

1911 J. R. Swanton Indian Tribes (U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. Bull No. 43) 364 In another place the Opelousa tribe is referred to as having dwindled to 20 persons.

1952 J. R. Swanton Indian Tribes N. Amer. (U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. Bull. No. 145) 208 No words of the Opelousa language have survived.

1987 William & Mary Q. 44 188 Along with Atakapa and Opelousa Indians in southwest Louisiana, Acadians acquired cattle from the Trinity River area and started raising their own herds on open grazing lands.

1996 Handbk. N. Amer. Indians XVII. 133 Sibley..noted general French bilingualism..for the Nachitoches, Apalachee, Alabama, Opelousa, Pascagoula, and Taensa peoples.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opelousa
释义	Opelousan.adj. Brit. /ɒpəˈluːsə/, U.S. /ˌɑpəˈlusə/ Inflections: Plural Opelousas, unchanged. Forms: 1800s Apalocha, 1800s Apalousa, 1800s Apalusa, 1800s Apeloussa, 1800s Oppellousa, 1800s– Apelusa, 1800s– Appalousa, 1800s– Appelousa, 1800s– Opelousa, 1800s– Opilousa, 1800s– Oppelousa. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French Opélousas. Etymology: < French Opélousas, plural (first mentioned 1726 in an English edition of a French source) < Mobilian Jargon, explained as if < Choctaw abaʔ lósaʔ , literally ‘black hair or head’ ( < abaʔ above + lósaʔ black), but the combination is unidiomatic and the first element is obscure. Compare Appaloosa n. Now historical. A. n. A member of a North American Indian people formerly inhabiting southern Louisiana, associated with the Atakapa and later the Chitimacha, but speaking a language of their own. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > peoples of South-Eastern America > [noun] Floridian1589 Chickasaw1674 Yamasee1699 Alabama1708 Natchez1708 Santee1709 Cherokee1721 Choctaw1722 Coushatta1722 Creek1725 Yuchi1738 Muskogee1751 Floridan1763 Muskogee1789 Mikasuki1791 Opelousa1805 Karankawa1806 Tunica1806 Melungeon1813 Alabamian1817 Ozark1819 Alabaman1829 1770 P. Pittman Present State European Settlem. Missisippi 36 The small river of Palousas is ten leagues above the settlements of Pointe Coupé..; it receives its name from the natives.] 1805 J. Sibley Rep. 5 Apr. in Message President U.S. to Congr. (1806) 60 Appalousas...Their native language differs form all other; understand Attakapas and speak French; plant corn; have cattle and hogs. a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXI. 580/1 The Opelousas, about 150 individuals in all, reside in the Country to which they have supplied a name. 1856 Trans. Philol. Soc. 101 The Carancouas, the Attacapas, the Apelusas, the Mayes speak dialects of the same language. 1914 Amer. Anthropologist 16 382 The Opelousa and Akokisa seem to have been eastern and western branches respectively of this [Atakapan] stock. 1996 Handbk. N. Amer. Indians XVII. 126 John Sibley..in 1805, claimed that the Biloxi, Apalachee,..and Choctaw spoke Mobilian, specifically excluding the groups of the Caddo Confederacy, the Comanches,..Opelousa, and Quapaw. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating the Opelousas or their language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > peoples of South-Eastern America > [adjective] Cherokee1674 Chickasaw1726 Yamasee1741 Natchez1744 Alabama1775 Coushatta1775 Alabaman1818 Santee1833 Mobilian1840 Karankawa1852 Muskogee1891 Opelousa1911 1911 J. R. Swanton Indian Tribes (U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. Bull No. 43) 364 In another place the Opelousa tribe is referred to as having dwindled to 20 persons. 1952 J. R. Swanton Indian Tribes N. Amer. (U.S. Bureau Amer. Ethnol. Bull. No. 145) 208 No words of the Opelousa language have survived. 1987 William & Mary Q. 44 188 Along with Atakapa and Opelousa Indians in southwest Louisiana, Acadians acquired cattle from the Trinity River area and started raising their own herds on open grazing lands. 1996 Handbk. N. Amer. Indians XVII. 133 Sibley..noted general French bilingualism..for the Nachitoches, Apalachee, Alabama, Opelousa, Pascagoula, and Taensa peoples. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1805
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