Tunican

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adjective

Tu·​ni·​can

ˈt(y)ünə̇kən

variants or less commonly Tonikan

ˈtönə̇kən,

təˈnēk-

1

: of or relating to the Tunica or their language

2

: of or relating to Tunican

Tunican

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noun

"

variants or less commonly Tonikan

"

plural -s

1

: a language family of the Gulf phylum comprising the Tunica language

2

in former classifications : a language stock comprising Tunican, Atakapan, and Chitimachan

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