Alternate Names: Coushatta
Dialects: None known. Koasati and Alabama , grammars are significantly different. Lexical similarity: less than 50% with Alabama ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 200 (2000 SIL), decreasing. Ethnic population: 220 (2000 census).
Language Use: More in Louisiana than Texas. Use decreased until the last decade. Fewer than 10 primary school-age speakers. Home, religious services. Mainly adults. Positive attitudes. A few have more proficiency in Cajun French [frc] than in English. Also use Alabama [akz], Choctaw [cho], English [eng]. Used as L2 by Alabama [akz].
Language Development: Written usage is minimal. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1981.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: United States
Other Comments: Christian.