Biloxi (disambiguation)
Biloxi may refer to:
- Tunica-Biloxi the federally recognized tribe which includes the descendants of the original tribe.
- Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area, the three-county MSA in southeastern Mississippi
- Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area, the five-county CSA in southeastern Mississippi
- Biloxi Sun Herald, a Biloxi newspaper now known as the SunHerald
- Biloxi Light, an historic lighthouse in Biloxi
- Biloxi (Amtrak station), an unstaffed railroad station
- Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport, the nearby airport that is located in Gulfport
- Biloxi Public School District, the local public school system
- Biloxi High School, the city's public high school
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Biloxi language
Biloxi is an extinct Siouan language which was at one time spoken by the Biloxi tribe living in present-day Mississippi, Louisiana, and southeast Texas.
History
The Biloxi first encountered Europeans in 1699 along the Pascagoula River. By the mid-18th century, they had settled in central Louisiana. Some were also noted in Texas in the early 19th century. By the early 19th century, their numbers were already dwindling. By 1934 the last native speaker, Emma Jackson, was in her 80s.Morris Swadesh and Mary Haas spoke with Emma Jackson in 1934 and confirmed her status as a speaker of the language.
Classification
Biloxi is an Ohio Valley, or Southeastern Siouan language related to Ofo and Tutelo.
Sounds
Multiple possible inventories have been suggested; this article follows that of (Einaudi, 1976).
Vowels
Along with contrastive nasalization, Biloxi also had phonemic vowel length.
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