DLPT redirects here. For other uses, see DLPT (disambiguation). The Defense Language Proficiency Test (or DLPT) is a battery of foreign language tests produced by the Defense Language Institute and used by the United States Department of Defense (DoD). They are intended to assess the general language proficiency of native English speakers in a specific foreign language, in the skills of reading and listening.
1 Like other Plains Indians, buffalo was of the utmost importance to the Comanche. 2  They lived a nomadic lifestyle in constant search of buffalo which provided them with food, shelter, and clothing. 3  Aside from buffalo and other meat, their diet consisted of fruits, nuts and wild root vegetables. Comanche language remains very similar to that of the Northern Shoshone and although it has several dialects, it is understood by most neighboring Indian tribes. 2  Like other Plains Indians, buffalo was of the utmost importance to the Comanche.
Comanche County is named for the Comanche Tribe that once roamed this area in large numbers. In the late 1800s, the U.S. Government opened the western parts of the territory to settlers. Comanche County was established on August 6, 1901. On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state in the union. Thus, a number of Comanche County communities existed before statehood.