Also Known As:
Blackfoot, Piikani, Pikuni, Blackfeet, Siksika, Siksika Cluster, Niitsi'powahsin, ᓱᖽᐧᖿ, ブラックフット語
Dialects & Varieties
- Siksika (Blackfoot)
- Kainai (Many Chiefs or Blood)
- Aapatohsipikani (Northern Peigan in Canada)
- Aamsskaapipikani (Blackfeet or Southern Piegan in the United States)
Recent Resources
Translator tool that translates English into Blackfoot.
Translator tool that translates English into Blackfoot.
Contains people, names, history, tribal community websites, books on sale, Siksika lifestyle, Siksik
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,800 total: 2,750 in Canada and 50 in the US
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Prins, Samantha Leigh, "Final Vowel Devoicing in Blackfoot" (2019). Graduate Student Theses,
Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11363. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11363
Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11363. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11363
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Prins, Samantha Leigh, "Final Vowel Devoicing in Blackfoot" (2019). Graduate Student Theses,
Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11363. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11363
Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 11363. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/11363