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ALSO KNOWN AS		Coushatta, Koasáti
CLASSIFICATION		Muskogean
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cku
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Information from: “"Language Practices of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana: A Documentation of Koasati" HRELP Abstract” . Stephanie Hasselbacher (2011)

Severely endangered

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

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: USA, Louisiana, Texas

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: majority live on or near the Coushatta Reservation outside Elton, Louisiana

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
224
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
200 (2000 SIL), decreasing. Ethnic population: 224 (2000 census).
(Unchanged 2016.)

DATE OF INFO: 2000

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Fewer than 10 primary school-age speakers. Home, religious services. Mainly adults. Positive attitudes. A few have more proficiency in Cajun French [frc] than in English. Also use Alabama [akz], Choctaw [cho], English [eng]. Used as L2 by Alabama [akz].

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Positive

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Cajun French
English
some Alabama
Choctaw

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

More in Louisiana than Texas. Use decreased until the last decade. Fewer than 10 primary school-age speakers. Home, religious services. Mainly adults. Positive attitudes. A few have more proficiency in Cajun French [frc] than in English. Also use Alabama [akz], Choctaw [cho], English [eng]. Used as L2 by Alabama [akz].

PLACES: USA, Louisiana, Texas

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Louisiana, Texas: Near Elton, Louisiana, Koasati Reservation; near Livingston, TX, Alabama-Koasati Reservation

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
900
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

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

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<170
Native speakers worldwide

TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: USA, Louisiana, Texas

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
240?
Native speakers worldwide
OLDER ADULTS
those over 50
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
The language is spoken in two locations: by approximately 25% of the 900 enrolled members within the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana and by another small group of members of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas. The language is endangered in both communities. A few individuals in their twenties understand the language and can converse, but regular use of the language is common only among those over the age of 50.

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

PLACES: USA, Louisiana, Texas

		2015	Some Phonetic Structures of Koasati		83-118			International Journal of American Linguistics	81		http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/679043	Gordon, Matthew, Jack B. Martin, and Linda Langley	Gordon, Matthew, Jack B. Martin, and Linda Langley. 2015. Some Phonetic Structures of Koasati. International Journal of American Linguistics 81: 83-118.		those over 50		240?		100-999	The language is spoken in two locations: by approximately 25% of the 900 enrolled members within the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana and by another small group of members of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas. The language is endangered in both communities. A few individuals in their twenties understand the language and can converse, but regular use of the language is common only among those over the age of 50.	English			Severely Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14		14	15	USA, Louisiana, Texas
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press			New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.																		34.8333333333,-85.1666666667
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		224	200	2000	100-999	200 (2000 SIL), decreasing. Ethnic population: 224 (2000 census). (Unchanged 2016.)	Cajun French, English, some Alabama, Choctaw	Positive	More in Louisiana than Texas. Use decreased until the last decade. Fewer than 10 primary school-age speakers. Home, religious services. Mainly adults. Positive attitudes. A few have more proficiency in Cajun French [frc] than in English. Also use Alabama [akz], Choctaw [cho], English [eng]. Used as L2 by Alabama [akz].	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	Fewer than 10 primary school-age speakers. Home, religious services. Mainly adults. Positive attitudes. A few have more proficiency in Cajun French [frc] than in English. Also use Alabama [akz], Choctaw [cho], English [eng]. Used as L2 by Alabama [akz].		14	USA, Louisiana, Texas	Louisiana, Texas: Near Elton, Louisiana, Koasati Reservation; near Livingston, TX, Alabama-Koasati Reservation
		2007	"Kowasa:ton il:halas -- Let Us Hear Koasati: A Filmic Documentation Project of Koasati" NSF DEL Abstract								http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0651290&WT.z_pims_id=12816	Langley, Linda	Langley, Linda 2007. "Kowasa:ton il:halas -- Let Us Hear Koasati: A Filmic Documentation Project of Koasati" NSF DEL Project				<170		100-999		English			Severely Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14				USA, Louisiana, Texas
	2nd edition	2010	Endangered Languages of the United States	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing	108-130	Christopher Moseley	UNESCO			Paris		Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell	Christopher Rogers, Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell. 2010. "Endangered Languages of the United States." In Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger of Disappearing, edited by Christopher Moseley. 108-130. UNESCO.
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing			Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub			900		100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							30.7155,-94.6965
		2011	"Language Practices of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana: A Documentation of Koasati" HRELP Abstract								www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=233	Stephanie Hasselbacher	Hasselbacher, Stephanie. 2011. ""Language Practices of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana: A Documentation of Koasati" HRELP Abstract." Online: www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=233.				200		100-999		English			Severely Endangered (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14				USA, Louisiana, Texas	majority live on or near the Coushatta Reservation outside Elton, Louisiana	30.083333,-92.116667;30.709444, -94.934444
			World Oral Literature Project								http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.				200		100-999					Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Koasati

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

900

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<170

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

240?

Discussion

Koasati

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

900

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

200

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<170

Severely endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

240?

Discussion

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