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Kitsai (K'itsash, Kichai, Keechi)

Kitsai is a Caddoan language of the Southern Plains. The Kitsai language is no longer spoken, though many Kitsai people survived and still live among their kinfolk the Wichita today.

˜Kitsai Language Resources –

Kitsai Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Kitsai language, with comparison to words in other Caddoan languages.

Kitsai:
Ethnologue entry for the Kitsai language.

Last of the Kitsai:
1934 article about the last speaker of the Kitsai language.

˜Kitsai Culture and History –

Caddoan Languages and Peoples
Article on the Kitsai and other Caddoan Indians, with historic photographs and a map.

Texas Indian Maps:
Tribal map showing the original territory of the Kitsai Indians and their neighbors.

Kitsai Legends:
Collection of Kitsai Indian legends and folktales.

Kichai:

Kichai Indians:
Two early 20th century articles on the Kitsai Indians.

˜Links, References, and Additional Information –

Kitsai:

Keechi Indians:
Encyclopedia articles about the Kitsais.

Keechi:
Kitsai links pages.

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