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Choctaw is a Western Muskogean language closely related to Chickasaw. In 2015 there were about 9,600 speakers of Choctaw, mainly on the Choctaw Nation in southeastern Oklahoma. The Mississippi Choctaw of Oklahoma in south central Oklahoma speak a different dialect of Choctaw. Another dialect of Choctaw is spoken near Philadelphia in Mississippi by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. There are also a few Choctaw speakers in Florida, Louisiana, Texas and California. The name Oklahoma comes from a Choctaw word meaning "red people".

The majority of Choctaw speakers are over 45. In Mississippi efforts are being made to pass the language on to the younger generation and some children are being raised with Choctaw as their first language.

Choctaw was first written in the early 19th century with a version of the Latin alphabet developed by Cyrus Byington, who spent 50 years translating the Bible into Choctaw. A revised alphabet was developed by Cyrus Byington and John Swanton for the Choctaw Language Dictionary, which was published in 1909. Another spelling system is currently used by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. There are a number of other ways to write Choctaw.

Links
Information about the Choctaw language and people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw_language
http://www.choctawnation.com/culture-heritage/choctaw-traditions/choctaw-language/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choctaw
https://www.omniglot.com/writing/choctaw.htm
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ZKzkDatyp6JmmNPi5JXHA
http://books.google.ie/books
http://books.google.ie/books
http://www.okchoctaws.org/choctawphrases.htm
http://www.choctawnation.com
http://www.choctaw.org