Choctaw language
| Choctaw | |
|---|---|
| Chahtaʼ | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | From Southeastern Oklahoma, to east-central Mississippi and into Louisiana and Tennessee |
| Ethnicity | 20,000 Choctaw (2007) |
Native speakers | 9,600 (2015 census) |
Muskogean
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Choctaw Nation |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | cho |
| ISO 639-3 | cho |
| Glottolog | choc1276 |
| ELP | Choctaw |
Current geographic distribution of the Choctaw language | |
Distribution of Native American languages in Oklahoma | |
| People | Chahta |
|---|---|
| Language | Chahta anumpa |
| Country | Chahta Okla |
The Choctaw language (Choctaw: Chahta anumpa), spoken by the Choctaw, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, US, is a member of the Muskogean language family. Chickasaw is a separate but closely related language to Choctaw.
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma published the New Choctaw dictionary in 2016.