| Quapaw | |
|---|---|
| Arkansas, O-gah-pah, Okáxpa | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | Arkansas, Oklahoma |
| Ethnicity | 160 Quapaw (2000 census)[1] |
Native speakers | 1 (2019)[2] |
Siouan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | qua |
| Glottolog | quap1242 |
| ELP | Quapaw |
 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.
- ^ Quapaw language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Nagle, Rebecca (November 5, 2019). "The U.S. Has spent more money erasing Native languages than saving them". High Country News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019.