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Also Known As:
Kootenai, Kutenai, Kootenay
Dialects & Varieties
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Report on the status of B.C. First Nations Languages
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
31
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
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
118
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
1067
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language and Technology
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Archaeological, historical, and cultural information about the Ktunaxa in general and the Creston Ba
