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ALSO KNOWN AS		Sarcee, Sarsi, Tsutina, Tsuu T'ina
CLASSIFICATION		Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Athabaskan,
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		srs
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Information from: “Tsuut'ina” . Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute (2014)

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
47
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
Several
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There is an estimated 47 fluent speakers of the Tsuut'ina language remaining, with another segment of the population who can understand fluently. Language revitalization efforts are contributing to improved health of the language.

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TRANSMISSION
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT: Tsuut'ina Nation
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute; University of Calgary
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: The Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute is the language program of the Tsuut'ina Nation. As of 2011, they have partnered with the University of Calgary Faculty of Education to found the Tsuut’ina Specific Teachers Training program.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
75
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Alberta

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
600
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from Kinkade (1991). Data for the ethnic population is from SIL (1977).

170 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 600 (1977 SIL). L2 users: A small number of semi-speakers and passive speakers (Golla 2007) (2013).

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PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Alberta, near Calgary.

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
Several

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
More on Orthography: One fluent speaker developed an orthography.

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Alberta

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Alberta

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
A small number

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: Canada;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sarcee Reserve, east of Calgary, Alberta

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: It is spoken fluently by fewer than 10 elderly people on or near the Sarcee Reserve, east of Calgary,
Alberta, along with a small number of semi-speakers and passive speakers.

		2007	North America	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	1-96	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			Victor Golla	Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		<10	1-9		Several	Several	English				Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	15		Canada;	Alberta
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																Canada;	Alberta	52.5,-116.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	600	50	10-99	Data for the number of native speakers comes from Kinkade (1991). Data for the ethnic population is from SIL (1977). 170 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 600 (1977 SIL). L2 users: A small number of semi-speakers and passive speakers (Golla 2007) (2013).							Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	15		Canada;	Alberta, near Calgary.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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.)	ll_pub		75	10-99								Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Canada;	Alberta	50.9682,-114.3851
		2008	North America	Atlas of the World's Languages	7-41	Chris Moseley and Ron Asher	Routledge	London		Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco	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.			<10	1-9		A small number		English				Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	15	It is spoken fluently by fewer than 10 elderly people on or near the Sarcee Reserve, east of Calgary, Alberta, along with a small number of semi-speakers and passive speakers.	Canada;	Sarcee Reserve, east of Calgary, Alberta
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			50	10-99								Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		2014	Tsuut'ina						http://www.tsuutinagunahainstitute.com/	Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute				47	10-99	There is an estimated 47 fluent speakers of the Tsuut'ina language remaining, with another segment of the population who can understand fluently. Language revitalization efforts are contributing to improved health of the language.	Several		English	Tsuut'ina Nation	The Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute is the language program of the Tsuut'ina Nation. As of 2011, they have partnered with the University of Calgary Faculty of Education to found the Tsuut’ina Specific Teachers Training program.	Tsuut'ina Gunaha Institute; University of Calgary	Critically Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15	15

Tsuut'ina

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Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

47

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

75

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10

Discussion

Tsuut'ina

Language metadata

Language information by source

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

47

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

75

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

50

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<10

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