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  Kootenai, Kutenai, Kootenay
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          Archaeological, historical, and cultural information about the Ktunaxa in general and the Creston Ba
      
  
  
    
              Critically Endangered
      
  
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
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                    A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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                    There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality: 
   
    
              Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages (Fourth Edition)
      
  
Bibliography of Locations: 
   
    
              2012. "First Peoples' Language Map of British Columbia."  edited by First Peoples' Cultural Council.  Online: http://www.maps.fphlcc.ca/.
      
  
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              Report on the Status of B.C. First Nations Languages (Fourth Edition)