Caddo language
Caddo is a Native American language, the traditional language of the Caddo Nation. It is critically endangered, with no exclusively Caddo-speaking community and as of 2023 only 2 speakers who acquired the language as children outside school instruction, down from 25 speakers in 1997. Caddo has several mutually intelligible dialects. The most commonly used dialects are Hasinai and Hainai; others include Kadohadacho, Natchitoches and Yatasi.
| Caddo | |
|---|---|
| Hasí꞉nay | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Caddo County in western Oklahoma |
| Ethnicity | 45 Caddo people (2000 census) |
Native speakers | 2 (2023) |
Caddoan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | cad |
| ISO 639-3 | cad |
| Glottolog | cadd1256 |
| ELP | Caddo |
| Linguasphere | 64-BBA-a |
Map showing the distribution of Oklahoma Indian Languages | |
Caddo is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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