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ISO 639-3 · kiokio
Tanoan family
Kiowa
Kiowa is a language of the Tanoan branch, spoken in United States. Wikidata counts about 20 speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Tanoan language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kio- Glottocode
kiow1266- Family
- Tanoan
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 17 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kiowa |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kiowa language |
| All speakers | 20 (2007) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Tanoan to Kiowa
The branches above Kiowa, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
4TanoanfamilykioKiowalanguage
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

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