Kansa language
| Kansa | |
|---|---|
| Kaáⁿze | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Kansas, Oklahoma |
| Ethnicity | Kaw people |
| Extinct | 1983, with the death of Walter Kekahbah |
| Revival | c. 12 L2 speakers (2007) |
Siouan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ksk |
qlc Kansa-Osage | |
| Glottolog | kans1243 |
| ELP | Kanza |
Kansa is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Kansa, sometimes known as Kaw or Kanza, is a Siouan language of the Dhegihan group once spoken by the Kaw people of Oklahoma. Vice President Charles Curtis spoke Kansa as a child. The last mother-tongue speaker, Walter Kekahbah, died in 1983.