Also Known As:
Atsina, Gros Ventres, White Clay People, Ahahnelin, Ahe, Fall Indians, Ananin, Aáni, Northern Arapaho, Arapaho-Atsina
Dialects & Varieties
North America
Golla, Victor. 2007. "North America." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 1-96. London & New York: Routledge.
Dormant
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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 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 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
<10
Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
~1,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
The language was intensively documented in a University of Colorado project in the 1970s, and a full dictionary was prepared, although not published. Courses in Gros Ventre are taught at Fort Belknap Community College in Harlen, Montana.
Location and Context
Countries
USA
Location Description
Fort Belknap Reservation in north-central Montana
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
None
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page for the Gros Ventre language. Somewhat sparse.