Apache, Kiowa

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A language of United States

ISO 639-3
apk
Alternate Names
Na’isha, Plains Apache
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Last fluent speaker died in 2008 (Morgan 2012). L2 users: 0. Ethnic population: 1,000 (1977 SIL).

Location

Oklahoma: Caddo county.

Language Status

9 (Dormant). Language of registered tribe: Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.

Classification
Eyak-Athabaskan, Athabaskan, Apachean, Apache
Language Use

No education efforts at present. A few semi-speakers (Golla 2007). All shifted to English [eng] (Golla 2007).

Language Resources
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