The Calusa-Tunica languages are a proposed small language family linking two extinct languages of the southeastern United States, the Tunica language of Louisiana and the Calusa language of Florida, tentatively grouped under the broader and likewise speculative Gulf languages hypothesis. The connection, proposed by Julian Granberry in 1994, remains uncertain, since scholars note the similarities could stem from long-term contact between the two peoples rather than shared descent, and the extinction of both languages limits the evidence available to settle the question.
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The Calusa-Tunica languages are a proposed small language family that comprises the Tunica language of Louisiana and the extinct Calusa language of Florida.
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