Language
The Kitsai language is a member of the Caddoan language phylum, along with Arikara, Pawnee, and Wichita.
Kai Kai, a Kitsai woman from Anadarko, Oklahoma was the last known fluent speaker of the Kitsai language. She collaborated with Dr. Alexander Lesser to record and document the language.
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