Kiowa | |
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Ǥáuiđòᵰ꞉gyà ~ [Gáui[dòñ꞉gyà | |
Native to | United States |
Region | western Oklahoma |
Ethnicity | Kiowa people |
Native speakers | 20 (2007)[1] |
Tanoan
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Hand Talk | |
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 | ǥáuikʼì / [gáuikʼì (m), ǥáuimà꞉ / [gáuimà꞉ (f) |
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People | ǥáuigú / [gáuigú |
Language | ǥáuiđòᵰ꞉gyà / [gáui[dòñ꞉gyà |
Country | Ǥáuidàumgya / [Gáuidàumgya |
Kiowa /ˈkaɪ.oʊ.ə/, in the language itself Ǥáuiđòᵰ꞉gyà (also rendered [Gáui[dòñ꞉gyà, "language of the Kiowa"), is a Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa people, primarily in Caddo, Kiowa, and Comanche counties. The Kiowa tribal center is located in Carnegie. Like most North American indigenous languages, Kiowa is an endangered language.
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