Kansa language

E86287

Native American language Siouan language endangered language

Kansa language is a nearly extinct Siouan language traditionally spoken by the Kaw (Kansa) people of the central United States.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American language → Siouan language → endangered language →
alternativeName	Kaw language → Káⁿza →
associatedWithTribe	Kaw Nation of Oklahoma →
associatedWithUSStateName	Kansas →
closelyRelatedTo	Omaha–Ponca language → Osage language → Quapaw language →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	identity marker for Kaw people →
documentationType	audio recordings → grammatical sketches → wordlists →
endangermentCause	language shift to English →
ethnicPopulation	Kaw Nation →
hasAncestor	Proto-Siouan →
hasGlottocode	kans1242 →
hasISO639-3Code	ksk →
historicalRegion	Kansas → Missouri River valley →
isPartOf	Dhegihan languages →
languageBranch	Missouri River Siouan →
languageFamily	Siouan languages →
linguisticClassification	Siouan > Western Siouan > Dhegiha →
macroArea	North America →
morphologyType	polysynthetic language →
phonologicalFeature	nasal vowels →
primaryReplacementLanguage	English →
region	central United States →
revitalizationEffort	Kaw Nation language programs →
spokenBy	Kansa people → Kaw people →
status	nearly extinct → severely endangered →
subfamily	Dhegihan branch →
typologicalFeature	agglutinative → polysynthetic →
usedByGovernment	no official status →
usedIn	traditional Kaw ceremonies →
wordOrder	SOV →
writingSystem	Latin script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kaw →	language
Kaw Nation →	languageTraditionallySpoken
Siouan languages →	majorLanguage