Kiowa | |
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[Gáui[dòñ:gyà | |
Native to | United States |
Region | western Oklahoma |
Ethnicity | Kiowa people |
Native speakers | 20 (2007)[1] |
Tanoan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kio |
Glottolog | kiow1266 |
ELP | Kiowa |
Linguasphere | 64-CBB-a |
![]() Distribution of the Kiowa language after migration to the Southern Plains | |
![]() Kiowa is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Person | [Gáui |
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People | [Gáuigú |
Language | [Gáui[dòñ:gyà |
Country | [Gáui[dàumgya |
Kiowa /ˈkaɪ.oʊ.ə/ or [Gáui[dòñ:gyà ("language of the [Gáuigú (Kiowa)") is a Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma in primarily Caddo, Kiowa, and Comanche counties. The Kiowa tribal center is located in Carnegie. Like most North American indigenous languages, Kiowa is an endangered language.