Over the last ten years a series of short stories and animated films has been created.
Also Known As:
Blackfoot, Piikani, Pikuni, Blackfeet, Siksika, Siksika Cluster, Niitsi'powahsin, ᓱᖽᐧᖿ, ブラックフット語
Dialects & Varieties
- Siksika (Blackfoot)
- Kainai (Many Chiefs or Blood)
- Aapatohsipikani (Northern Peigan in Canada)
- Aamsskaapipikani (Blackfeet or Southern Piegan in the United States)
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.
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
6,667
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
28,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Alberta, Montana
Location Description
Blackfoot, Peigan, and Blood Reserves in southern Alberta, and on the Blackfeet Reservation in
northwestern Montana.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
Language in the Community
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Language in the Community
Language, Culture, and Arts
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