Congaree people
Historic Native American tribe in South Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Congaree were a historic Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands who once lived within what is now central South Carolina, along the Congaree River.
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Total population | |
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Extinct 40[1] (1715) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
On Congaree River near present-day Columbia, South Carolina.[1] Later on Waccamaw River in Horry County, South Carolina[2] | |
Languages | |
Unclassified Possibly Siouan[1] | |
Religion | |
Native American religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Catawba,[1] Keyauwee, Santee,[2]Wateree[2] |
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The Congaree joined the Catawba people in company of the Wateree several years after temporarily migrating to the Waccamaw River in 1732.[2]
They spoke a language distinct from and unintelligible to local Siouan languages. The language today is unclassified, though, some linguists believe that the language was related to Catawba.