Endangered Languages Project - Arapaho

Arapaho

^{[aka Arrapahoe, Northern Arapaho, Arapaho-Atsina]}

Classification: Algic

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Arrapahoe, Northern Arapaho, Arapaho-Atsina
CLASSIFICATION		Algic, Algonquian, Arapahoan
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		arp
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Gros Ventre Besawunena Haʔanahawunena Arapaho Nawathinehena
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “North America” (7-41) . Victor Golla and Ives Goddard and Lyle Campbell and Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco (2008) , Chris Moseley and Ron Asher · Routledge

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5,953
OLDER ADULTS
most over 50
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Approximately 1,000 of the 5,953 Northern Arapaho tribal members are first-language speakers, most over 50; there are no first-language speakers of Arapaho in Oklahoma.

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Most speakers are over 50.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

English

PLACES: 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.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,038
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5940
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS

1,000 (Golla 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 5,940 (Golla 2007).

DATE OF INFO: 2007

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Mostly 50 and older.

PLACES: USA: Wyoming, Oklahoma

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Wyoming: Wind River Reservation; also associated with Cheyenne in western Oklahoma.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Wyoming

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
5,953

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Central Wyoming (Wind River Reservation) and west-central Oklahoma

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1040
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,218
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers is from the 1990 census. The number of speakers is decreasing. Data for the ethnic population is from the 2000 census.

DATE OF INFO: 1990

PLACES: USA;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Wyoming; Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; also associated with Cheyenne in western Oklahoma.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; also associated with Cheyenne in western Oklahoma.

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

43.0139,-108.8214

COORDINATES

43.0139,-108.8214

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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