Quapaw language
| Quapaw | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Oklahoma |
| Ethnicity | 160 Quapaw (2000 census)[1] |
Native speakers | unknown (35 cited 1990 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
qua |
| Glottolog |
quap1242[2] |
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Map showing the distribution of Oklahoma Indian Languages | |
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
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.
Revitalization
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,
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
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 "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
- 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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