Kansa language

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Kansa 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
Kansa language canonical 15

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American language
Siouan language
endangered language
alternativeName Kaw language
Káⁿza
associatedWithTribe Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Kaw Nation
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
linked to: Siouan languages
hasGlottocode kans1242
hasISO639-3Code ksk
historicalRegion Kansas
Missouri River valley
isPartOf Dhegihan languages
languageBranch Missouri River Siouan
linked to: Otoe
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
linked to: Kaw 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

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kaw language Kansa language
Kaw Nation languageTraditionallySpoken Kansa language
Siouan languages majorLanguage Kansa language
Kąⁿza relatedTo Kansa language
Kansa speaks Kansa language
Kaw people language Kansa language
Osage language closelyRelatedTo Kansa language
Quapaw language closelyRelatedTo Kansa language
Winnebago language closelyRelatedTo Kansa language
Kaw language alternativeName Kansa language
Káⁿza endonymFor Kansa language
Dhegihan branch hasMember Kansa language
Dhegihan branch closelyRelatedTo Kansa language
Dhegihan languages hasMember Kansa language