Wichita language
| Wichita | |
|---|---|
| Kirikirʔi:s | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | West-central Oklahoma |
| Ethnicity | Wichita, Tawakoni |
| Extinct | August 30, 2016, with the death of Doris McLemore |
| Revival | Classes available |
Caddoan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wic |
| Glottolog | wich1260 |
| ELP | Wichita |
| Linguasphere | > 64-BAC-a 64-BAC > 64-BAC-a |
Distribution of Native American languages in Oklahoma | |
Wichita is a Caddoan language that was spoken in Anadarko, Oklahoma, by the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. The last fluent heritage speaker, Doris Lamar-McLemore, died in 2016. This has rendered Wichita functionally extinct; however, the tribe offers classes to revitalize the language and works in partnership with the Wichita Documentation Project of the University of Colorado, Boulder.