Kickapoo

KIC

threatened

Alternate Names: Kikapoo, Kikapú

Dialects: None known. Possibly intelligible with Meskwaki ,.

Genealogy:

Algic
Algonquian
Fox

Demographics: 400 in United States (Golla 2007), decreasing. Population total all countries: 510. 6 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 820 (2000 census).

Language Use: In Oklahoma, some youth prefer English [eng]; in Kansas, most or all speakers are older adults (Golla 2007). Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 45% English [eng]. Dictionary.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: United States