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)
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Blackfoot Language Lessons
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