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
North America
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.
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.
5
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.
4
Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
4
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
most over 50
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
5,953
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
No results found.
Location and Context
Countries
Wyoming, Oklahoma
Location Description
Northern Arapaho (Arapahoe) of the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming and of the Southern Arapaho members of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe in west central Oklahoma.
Government Support
No results found.
Institutional Support
No results found.
Speakers' Attitude
No results found.
Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
No results found.
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
Recent Resources
Language in Society
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
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