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Chitimacha

noun
Chit·​i·​ma·​cha | \ ˌchitəˈmäshə\
plural Chitimacha or Chitimachas

Definition of Chitimacha

1a : an Indian people of the Mississippi delta
b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Chitimacha people

History and Etymology for Chitimacha

perhaps Choctaw Chutimasha, literally, they have cooking pots, from chúti cooking pot + másha they possess

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