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Introduction

Kanza is currently an extinct language originating from a period when thousands of people spoke Kanza as a first language. In the 1980s the last known speakers of Kanza died.

Classification

Kanza is a Dhegiha Siouan language, a broader category containing other languages such as Quapaw, Omaha, Ponca and Osage. This group of language falls under Mississippi Valley Siouan, which is grouped under the largest category of The Siouan Language Family.

History

The speakers of Kanza, known as the Kaw people lived together with the Siouan-speakers in a united nation and were known as the Dhegiha Siouan group. This group was originally situated north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River and then moved west down the Ohio River. After this migration, the Dhegiha Siouan group split into five subgroups or tribes that were known as the Poncas, Osages, Omahas, Quapaws and the Kaws. Later on the Kaw migrated west of Missouri river and were called the "People of the Southwind." [7]

Bibliography

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2. Green, G. L. (2016). Kansa. Salem Press Encyclopedia, 
3. Johnson, A. (1991). Kansa Origins: An Alternative. Plains Anthropologist, 36(133), 57-65. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/stable/25669007
4. RANKIN, R. (2007). Siouan Languages. In MONTGOMERY M. & JOHNSON E. (Eds.), The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 5: Language (pp. 106-109). University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469616629_montgomery.34
5. The official site of Kaw Nation » Kaw Language. (2017). Kawnation.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017, from http://kawnation.com/?page_id=165
6. WebKanza - KANZA. (2017). Kawnation.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017, from http://www.kawnation.com/WebKanza/LangPages/langkanza.htm
7. Kaws (or Kanzas, Kansas). (n.d.). Retrieved May 01, 2017, from https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/kaws-or-kanzas-kansas/17371