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Kiowa-Tanoan languages

Kiowa-Tanoan is a language family with 5 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in North America. The largest by number of speakers are Jemez, Southern Tiwa, and Tewa (USA). 5 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
JemezUnited States3,000Threatened
Southern TiwaUnited States1,600Endangered
Tewa (USA)United States1,500Endangered
Northern TiwaUnited States800Endangered
KiowaUnited States100Critically Endangered

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.