Quapaw language
| Quapaw | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Oklahoma |
| Ethnicity | 160 Quapaw (2000 census)[1] |
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Native speakers
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unknown (35 cited 1990 census)[1] |
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Siouan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | qua |
| Glottolog | quap1242[2] |
Map showing the distribution of Oklahoma Indian Languages
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Quapaw, or Arkansas, is a Siouan language of the Quapaw people, originally from a region in present-day Arkansas. It is now spoken in Oklahoma.
It is similar to the other Dhegihan languages: Kansa, Omaha, Osage and Ponca.
Written Documentation[edit]
The Quapaw language is well documented in fieldnotes and publications from many individuals including in 1827 by George Izard, 1882 by Lewis F. Hadley, from 19th-century linguist James Owen Dorsey, in 1940 by Frank T. Siebert, and, in the 1970s, by linguist Robert Rankin.[1]
Revitalization[edit]
Ardina Moore teaches Quapaw language classes through the tribe.[3] As of 2012, Quapaw language lessons are available online or by DVD.[3]
An online audio lexicon of the Quapaw language is available on the a website hosted by the tribe to assist language learners, [2]
The 2nd Annual Dhegiha Gathering in 2012 brought Quapaw, Osage, Kaw, Ponca, and Omaha speakers together to share best practices in language revitalization.[4] A Quapaw Tribal Youth Language and Cultural Preservation Camp teaches the language to children, and the Quapaw Tribal Museum offers classes for adults.[5]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Quapaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Quapaw". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ a b "Quapaw Language." Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma. Retrieved 9 Dec 2013.
- ^ "Dhegiha Gathering Agenda, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-22.
- ^ Okeson, Sarah (July 22, 2015). "Quapaw Tribe working to pass on native language". Joplin Globe. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
External links[edit]
- Quapaw lexicon, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
- Quapaw Indian Language (Alkansea, Arkansas, Ogahpah, Kwapa)
- Quapaw Language Reference (Google doc)
- OLAC resources in and about the Quapaw language
- James Owen Dorsey; Francis La Flesche (1890). The Degiha language. Govt. Printing Office. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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