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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

55

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Community Members

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Revitalization Programs

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Alaska Native Languages: Population and Speaker Statistics
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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

55

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Alaska, USA; Yukon Territory, Canada

Coordinates

62.969167, -141.905; 63.137778, -142.524444; 62.385278, -140.893056; 62.6836111, -141.2547222

Location description

Northway, Tetlin, Scottie Creek (Alaska); Beaver Creek (Canada)

Government support

No governmental support

Institutional support

No institutional support

Speakers' attitudes

Language classes are sometimes offered through the Tok Campus Center of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Northway, Tetlin, Scottie Creek (Alaska); Beaver Creek (Canada)

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

English

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

55

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Canada;

Coordinates

62.6867,-141.2182

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

No data

Native Speakers Worldwide

No data

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Canada;

Coordinates

62.6867,-141.2182; 62.3824,-140.8984

Location description

Alaska, Yukon

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Alaska, Yukon

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

24

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

14 in United States (2000 census). Ethnic population: 300 in the USA (1995). 10 in Canada (Krauss 1995). Ethnic population: 40 (M. Krauss 1995).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Canada;

Coordinates

No data

Location description

USA: East central Alaska, upper Tanana River area. Canada: Southwest Yukon Territory, Beaver Creek. East central Alaska, upper Tanana River area, Northway, Tetlin, and Tot villages.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

USA: East central Alaska, upper Tanana River area. Canada: Southwest Yukon Territory, Beaver Creek. East central Alaska, upper Tanana River area, Northway, Tetlin, and Tot villages.

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

110

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

US: 100 in United States (Golla 2007). Ethnic population: 300 (Golla 2007). Total users in all countries: 110. Canada: 10 in Canada (Krauss 1997). Ethnic population: 40 (Krauss 1997).

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

Countries

USA, Canada

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

No data

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

English

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

Used as L2 by Tanacross.

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

<100

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

No data

Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Canada;

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Alaskan villages: Northway, Tetlin, and Tok Yukon: Beaver Creek

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

Paul Milanowski developed a writing system for Upper Tanana in the 1960s.

Other writing systems

Alaskan villages: Northway, Tetlin, and Tok Yukon: Beaver Creek

More on writing systems

Yukon Native Language Centre

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~100

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers and learners

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Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

~300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

The Alaskan population is about 300, of whom at most 100 speak the language.

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Canada;

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Spoken mainly in the Alaska villages of Northway, Tetlin, and Tok, but also in the Beaver Creek area of the Yukon.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Spoken mainly in the Alaska villages of Northway, Tetlin, and Tok, but also in the Beaver Creek area of the Yukon.

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

115

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Child speakers

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Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Year of info

Location and Context

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Location description

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Government support

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Standard orthography

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Other writing systems

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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

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