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Status of Indian Languages
in Oklahoma, 2000

 
Language
Language
Family

 Max. Estimated
Speakers in OK

Arapaho Algonkian

100

Caddo Caddoan

25

Cherokee Iroquoian

9,000

Cheyenne Algonkian

400

Chickasaw Muskogean

600

Chiricahua Apache Na-Dene

1

Choctaw Muskogee

4,000

Comanche Uto-Aztecan

100

Delaware (Lenape) Algonkian

1

Euchee (Isolate)

15

Iowa Siouan

30

Kickapoo Algonkian

400

Kiowa Tanoan

400

Mesquakie (Sauk and Fox) Algonkian

10

Muskogee (Creek and Seminole) Muskogean

6,000

Osage Siouan

5-10

Otoe Siouan

4

Ottawa Algonkian

3

Pawnee Caddoan

7

Plains Apache Na-Dene

3

Ponca Siouan

35

Potawatomi Algonkian

20

Seneca Iroquoian

10

Shawnee Algonkian

200-800

Wichita Caddoan

5


Other Oklahoma Tribes with Language Programs

Kaw (Kansa) Siouan
Miami Algonkian
Wyandotte Iroquoian

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