Congaree people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Extinct 40 (1715) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| On Congaree River near present-day Columbia, South Carolina. Later on Waccamaw River in Horry County, South Carolina | |
| Languages | |
| Unclassified Possibly Siouan | |
| Religion | |
| Native American religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Catawba, Keyauwee, Santee,Wateree |
The Congaree were a historic Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands who once lived within what is now central South Carolina, along the Congaree and Santee rivers, above and below the confluence of the Wateree River. The Congaree joined the Catawba people in company of the Wateree several years after temporarily migrating to the Waccamaw River in 1732. They spoke a language distinct from and unintelligible to local Siouan languages. The language today is unclassified, though, some academics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries believe that the language was related to Catawba.