Endangered Languages Project - Hidatsa

Hidatsa

^{[aka Gros Ventre, Minitari, Duan]}

Classification: Siouan

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Gros Ventre, Minitari, Duan, Hiraca, Hinatsa, Minnetaree, Gros Ventres, Doan
CLASSIFICATION		Siouan, Missouri River Siouan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		hid
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “A grammar of Hidatsa” . Park, Indrek (2012)

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~100
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Spoken by approximately 100 people on the Forth Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

DATE OF INFO: 2012

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OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: USA, North Dakota

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Forth Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1200 (1986), 603 (2000 census)
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
100 (1986 SIL), decreasing. 6 monolinguals. 25 to 50 semifluent speakers. Ethnic population: 1200 (1986 SIL); 603 (2000 US census).

DATE OF INFO: 1986 speakers, 2000 population

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decreasing

PLACES: USA;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: North Dakota, Fort Berthold Reservation.

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~200
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: North Dakota

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The the youngest speakers are in their late 20s.

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: North Dakota, Fort Berthold Reservation.

PLACES: USA

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: North Dakota

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide
SEMI SPEAKERS
25–50
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
200 (Golla 2007). 25–50 semifluent speakers. No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 600 (2000 census).

DATE OF INFO: 2007

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Speakers 30 and older. No children are L1 speakers but a few have passive knowledge

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

PLACES: USA: North Dakota

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: North Dakota: Fort Berthold Reservation.

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

47.7321,-102.6758

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47.7321,-102.6758

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Information from: “Endangered Languages of the United States” (108-130) . Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell (2010) , Christopher Moseley · UNESCO