Chickasaw language

The Chickasaw language (Chikashshanompaꞌ, cic) is a Native American language of the Muskogean family.^[2] The language is closely related to Choctaw. It is spoken by the Chickasaw tribe, now residing in Southeast Oklahoma, centered on Ada.

Chickasaw
Chikashshanompaꞌ
Native to	United States
Region	South central Oklahoma, from Byng or Happyland (near Ada) north, and from Davis or Ardmore west to Fillmore and Wapanucka in east.
Ethnicity	35,000 (1999)[1]
Native speakers	75 (2017)[1]
Language family	Muskogean Western Muskogean Chickasaw
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cic
Glottolog	chic1270
ELP	Chickasaw
Historical Chickasaw territory and   current Chickasaw territory (Chickasaw Nation), where the language was and is currently spoken
Distribution of Native American languages in Oklahoma
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