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Introduction
Kanza is currently an extinct language originating from a period when thousands of people spoke Kanza as a first language. In the 1980s the last known speakers of Kanza died.

Classification
Kanza is a Dhegiha Siouan language, a broader category containing other languages such as Quapaw, Omaha, Ponca and Osage. This group of language falls under Mississippi Valley Siouan, which is grouped under the largest category of The Siouan Language Family.

History
The speakers of Kanza, known as the Kaw people lived together with the Siouan-speakers in a united nation and were known as the Dhegiha Siouan group. This group was originally situated north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River and then moved west down the Ohio River. After this migration, the Dhegiha Siouan group split into five subgroups or tribes that were known as the Poncas, Osages, Omahas, Quapaws and the Kaws. Later on the Kaw migrated west of Missouri river and were called the "People of the Southwind." [7 ]