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Kiowa
Cáuijògà/Cáuijò꞉gyà
Native toUnited States
Regionwestern Oklahoma
EthnicityKiowa people
Native speakers
20 (2007)[1]
Language family
Tanoan
  • Kiowa
Language codes
ISO 639-3kio
Glottologkiow1266
ELPKiowa
Linguasphere64-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
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PersonCáui
PeopleCáuigú
LanguageCáuijògà
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Kiowa /ˈk..ə/ or Cáuijògà/Cáuijò꞉gyà ("language of the Cáuigù (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.

  1. ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-05-24.

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