Kaw language
E410078
The Kaw language is a nearly extinct Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Kaw (Kansa) people of the central United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaw language canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American language
ⓘ
Siouan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kansa
ⓘ
Kansa language ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Kaw Nation ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
Kaw Nation
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Omaha–Ponca language
ⓘ
Osage language ⓘ Quapaw language ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | key marker of Kaw tribal identity ⓘ |
| documentedIn | grammars and wordlists by linguists of Siouan languages ⓘ |
| glottologCode | kans1242 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Kansa ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry |
Kaw
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaw (ksk)
|
| historicalUse | traditional language of the Kaw people ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | ksk ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Siouan languages ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
head-marking language
ⓘ
polysynthetic language ⓘ |
| morphologyType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| revitalizationEfforts |
community-based language programs
ⓘ
documentation and recording projects ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Kaw people
ⓘ
surface form:
Kansa people
Kaw people ⓘ |
| status |
nearly extinct
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Dhegihan branch ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Kansas
ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ central United States ⓘ |
| usedIn |
traditional Kaw ceremonies
ⓘ
traditional songs and oral narratives ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SOV-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.