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Preferred term

omaOmaha-Ponca  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Omaha–Ponca is a Siouan language spoken by the Omaha (Umoⁿhoⁿ) people of Nebraska and the Ponca (Paⁿka) people of Oklahoma and Nebraska. There are today only 60 speakers of Omaha, and 25 fluent speakers, all over 60; and a handful of semi-fluent speakers of Ponca. The two dialects differ minimally but are considered distinct languages by their speakers.

Entry terms

  • Omaha–Ponca language

ISO 639-3 code

  • oma

Notation

  • oma

In other languages

  • Omaha-ponca

    French

  • Idioma omaha

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/oma

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