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Kansas

Kansas

9.3
A Native American language once spoken by the Kansa people
  • noun
  • /ˈkæn.zəs/
translation icon : lengua kansa
  • The Kansas language is now considered endangered and has few native speakers left.

Examples

  • She studied Kansas as part of her research into Dhegiha dialects.

  • Many students are learning Kansas as part of their culture studies.

  • Linguists have documented traditional stories told in Kansas to help with language preservation.

  • The Kansas language is rich in history.

  • Linguists have documented traditional stories told in Kansas to help with language preservation.

  • The Kansas language is now considered endangered and has few native speakers left.

  • Many students are learning Kansas as part of their culture studies.

Synonyms

Kansa
vsKansas
1 9.9

A Native American language spoken by the Kansa people and related to other nearby languages

is the same language but is an alternative written form of the name

Idioms

not in Kansas anymore
  • Informal
1 9.9

You are in a situation that feels strange and very different from what is usual

Compounds

Kansas City
1 1.0

A city in northeast Kansas on the Missouri River next to Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas River
3.0

A river in northeastern Kansas that flows east and joins the Missouri River

Surface Forms

Kansas singular
Kansases plural

Etymology

Kansas used for the language shows it belongs to the Kansa people, because the word Kansa means 'people of the wind'. In other words, the language is named after the people who spoke it.