age . ▁This ▁group ▁of ▁language ▁falls ▁under ▁Mississippi ▁Valley ▁Si ou an , ▁which ▁is ▁grouped ▁under ▁the ▁largest ▁category ▁of ▁The ▁Si ou an ▁Language ▁Family . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁speak ers ▁of ▁K ans a , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁K aw ▁people , ▁lived ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Si ou an - spe akers ▁in ▁a ▁un ited ▁nation ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁D he gi ha ▁Si ou an ▁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 ▁D he gi ha ▁Si ou an ▁group ▁split ▁into ▁five ▁sub groups ▁or ▁tribes ▁that ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pon cas , ▁Os ages , ▁O ma has , ▁Qu ap aws ▁and ▁the ▁K aws . ▁Later ▁on ▁the ▁K aw ▁migr ated ▁west ▁of ▁Missouri ▁river ▁and ▁were ▁called ▁the ▁" Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁South wind ." ▁ ▁Geographic ▁distribution ▁The ▁language ▁was ▁only ▁spoken ▁in ▁Kansas ▁and ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁spoken ▁since ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁speak ers ▁have ▁died . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁tribe ▁now ▁use ▁English , ▁but ▁some ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁understand ▁certain ▁phr ases ▁or ▁words ▁in ▁the ▁language . ▁ ▁Dia lect s : ▁ ▁The ▁languages ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 ▁tribes ▁origin ating ▁from ▁the ▁single ▁D he gi ha ▁group ▁are ▁extremely ▁similar ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁considered ▁as ▁dialect s ▁of ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Sch