Alabama language
| Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Albaamo innaaɬiilka | |
Sign on the Alabama–Coushatta Indian Reservation with phrase On ti chuka meaning 'welcome' | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Currently in Texas, Formerly in Oklahoma and Alabama |
| Ethnicity | Alabama |
Native speakers | approx. 370 (2015 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | akz |
| Glottolog | alab1237 |
| ELP | Alabama |
Alabama is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
Alabama, also known as Alibamu, (endonym: Albaamo innaaɬiilka) is a Muskogean language, spoken by the Alabama–Coushatta Tribe of Texas. It was once spoken by the Alabama–Quassarte Tribal Town of Oklahoma, but there are no more Alabama speakers in Oklahoma. It is believed to have been closely related to the Muklasa and Tuskegee languages, which are now extinct. Alabama is closely related to Koasati and Apalachee, and more distantly to other Muskogean languages like Hitchiti, Chickasaw and Choctaw.