Map of Indigenous languages of Oklahoma with links to resources in their Native American Language
Also Known As:
Arrapahoe, Northern Arapaho, Arapaho-Atsina
Dialects & Varieties
- Gros Ventre
- Besawunena
- Haʔanahawunena
- Arapaho
- Nawathinehena
Recent Resources
Language in Society
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
The Arapaho app is presented by the Arapahoe School District 38
The Arapaho app contains over 500 a
This project is a video database of Arapaho conversational interaction, with extensive linguistic an
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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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:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.
Bibliography of Context:
Victor Golla, Ives Goddard, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2008. "North America." In Atlas of the World's Languages, edited by Chris Moseley and Ron Asher. 7-41. Routledge.