Chickasaw language
| Chickasaw | |
|---|---|
| Chikashshanompaꞌ | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | South central Oklahoma, from Byng or Happyland (near Ada) north, and from Davis or Ardmore west to Fillmore and Wapanucka in east. |
| Ethnicity | 35,000 (1999)[1] |
Native speakers | 75 (2017)[1] |
Muskogean
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cic |
| Glottolog | chic1270 |
| ELP | Chickasaw |
 Historical Chickasaw territory and current Chickasaw territory (Chickasaw Nation), where the language was and is currently spoken
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 Distribution of Native American languages in Oklahoma | |
The Chickasaw language (Chikashshanompaꞌ, cic) is a Native American language of the Muskogean family.[2] The language is closely related to Choctaw. It is spoken by the Chickasaw tribe, now residing in Southeast Oklahoma, centered on Ada.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 Chickasaw at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
- ↑ Munro, Pamela; Catherine Willmond (2008). Chikashshanompaꞌ Kilanompoliꞌ. University of Oklahoma Press.
