Kansa

A language of United States

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kanze, Kaw, Konze

Population

No known L1 speakers. No fluent speakers since the early 1980s; 12 people claim to know Kansa (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 1,700 (Golla 2007).

Location

North central Oklahoma.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification

Dialects

Similar to Omaha [oma], Osage [osa], Ponca [oma], and Quapaw [qua].

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng]. Language revitalization program started (2007).

Language Resources