Chickasaw
PrintA language of United States
ISO 639-3
Population
600 (Golla 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 35,000–37,000 (1999 Chickasaw Nation).
Location
Mainly south central Oklahoma, from Byng or Happyland (near Ada) north, Davis or Ardmore west, to Fillmore and Wapanucka east. Some in Los Angeles, California.
Language Maps
Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Classification
Dialects
Choctaw [cho] find Chickasaw unintelligible.
Language Use
Shifting to English [eng]. Not learned by children. Speakers 50 years and older.
Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources