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Do old Native word lists from Choctaw, Atakapa, or Chitimacha match 'chaoui' or 'brème'?

Research question: Do missionary, military, or traveler wordlists for Louisiana-region Native languages (for example Choctaw, Atakapa, or Chitimacha materials) contain forms that match 'chaoui' or 'brème', and who compiled them?

The verified facts do not report any word form matching 'chaoui' or 'brème' in any Louisiana-region wordlist, so the question cannot be answered from them ¹²³⁴⁵⁶. They do name compilers: Jean Bérenger recorded 35 Akokisa words in 1721 ², Martin Duralde compiled Chitimacha and eastern Atakapa vocabularies at Franklin in 1802 ³⁴, and Baudry de Lozières's 1802 Voyage à la Louisiane includes vocabularies of two principal languages, though the catalogue does not reproduce their word forms ¹. Albert Gatschet collected Chitimacha materials in 1881–1882 ⁵, and John R. Swanton did fieldwork on Chitimacha in 1907 and 1908 ⁶. The newest fact dates to 1907–1908 ⁶, so it is more than a century old as of October 2026, and nothing in the facts covers more recent work.

Checked 2026-10-21. Only documented and supported facts are used.

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Baudry de Lozières's 1802 Voyage à la Louisiane includes vocabularies of two of the principal native languages of Louisiana, though this catalogue does not reproduce the word forms.

"On lui doit aussi des vocabulaires de deux des principales langues de ce nations sauvages"

Catalogue d'ouvrages sur l'histoire de l'Amérique et en particulier sur celle du Canada: de la Louisiane, de l'Acadie et autres lieux, ci-devant; connus sous le nom de Nouvelle-France, avec des notes; bibliographiques, critiques, et littéraires by Faribault, G.-B. (Georges-Barthélemi)

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In 1721, the Frenchman Jean Bérenger recorded 35 words of the Akokisa dialect from prisoners captured near Galveston Bay.

"En 1721, le Français Jean Bérenger recueille 35 mots du dialecte akokisa de prisonniers capturés près de Galveston Bay."

Atakapa (langue)

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A Chitimacha vocabulary compiled by Martin Duralde in 1802 at Franklin, Louisiana, predates the main scholarly study of the language.

"En dehors du vocabulaire de Martin Duralde de 1802, fait à Franklin, dans l'actuelle Louisiane, l'étude du chitimacha débute réellement avec Gatschet"

Chitimacha (langue)

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The eastern Atakapa dialect is known from a vocabulary compiled by Martin Duralde in 1802 at Franklin, in what is now Louisiana.

"Le dialecte oriental est connu par le vocabulaire de Martin Duralde de 1802, fait à Franklin, dans l'actuelle Louisiane."

Atakapa (langue)

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Albert Gatschet collected Chitimacha materials in 1881–1882 and published them.

"Gatschet qui recueille des matériaux en 1881-1882 et les publie."

Chitimacha (langue)

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John R. Swanton followed Gatschet with fieldwork on Chitimacha in 1907 and 1908.

"En 1907 et 1908, John R. Swanton lui succède sur le terrain."

Chitimacha (langue)