Wichita

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
wic
Population

1 (2008 B. Levy). Ethnic population: 2,100 (Golla 2007).

Location

West central Oklahoma, Caddo county, Anadarko.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct).

Classification
Caddoan, Northern Caddoan
Dialects

Tawakoni, Waco. Similar to Kitsai [kii] and Pawnee [paw].

Language Use

Shifted to English [eng]. Older adults.

Language Development
Extensive efforts to document and preserve the language by Wichita Documentation Project (2007).