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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Alaska Native Languages: Population and Speaker Statistics
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Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

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

2,300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2014

Location and Context

Countries

Alaska, USA

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s 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

No data

Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

150

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

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

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

66.3375,-151.1608

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s 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

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

No data

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Alaska, USA

Coordinates

66.3375,-151.1608

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s 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

Severely Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

100

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

No data

Semi-speakers

No data

Child speakers

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Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

2,300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

100 (2000 census), decreasing. Krauss (1995) listed 300. Ethnic population: 2,300 (1995 M. Krauss).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Alaska

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Alaska, Koyukuk and middle Yukon rivers

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

Alaska, Koyukuk and middle Yukon rivers

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

No data

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

300

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

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

2300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

300 (Golla 2007). 300 (1995 M. Krauss); 100 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 2300 (Golla 2007).

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

Countries

Alaska, USA

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s 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

No data

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

273

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers

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Child speakers

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

2037

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

This figure does not include speakers residing in the urban centers of Fairbanks and Anchorage.

Year of info

2000

Location and Context

Countries

Alaska, USA

Coordinates

64.881667, -157.704444

Location description

"Koyukon Athabaskan is spoken on the middle Yukon, the Koyukuk, and lower Tanana rivers in northwestern Alaska ... in a territory that covers in the historic period approximately 78,000 square miles." Lower dialect: Kaltag, Nulato; Central Dialect: Koyukuk, Huslia, Galena, Ruby, Tanana, Rampart, Hughes, Allakaket; Upper Dialect: Tanana, Rampart, Stevens Village, Beaver, Bearpaw.

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

yes

Other writing systems

"Koyukon Athabaskan is spoken on the middle Yukon, the Koyukuk, and lower Tanana rivers in northwestern Alaska ... in a territory that covers in the historic period approximately 78,000 square miles." Lower dialect: Kaltag, Nulato; Central Dialect: Koyukuk, Huslia, Galena, Ruby, Tanana, Rampart, Hughes, Allakaket; Upper Dialect: Tanana, Rampart, Stevens Village, Beaver, Bearpaw.

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

300

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

No data

Semi-speakers

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Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

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Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

2,300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

Alaska, USA

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s 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

Critically Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

300

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

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

2,300

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

Countries

Alaska, USA

Coordinates

No data

Location description

No data

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers’s 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

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers

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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

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More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

Alaska, USA

Coordinates

65.0,-155.0

Location description

No data

Government support

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Institutional support

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Speakers’s attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

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No data

Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Media Resources

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  1. Voice and obviation in Athabaskan and other languages
    Thompson, Chad. 1989. "Voice and Obviation in Athabaskan and Other Languages."
  2. Dinaak'a Our Language
    Henry, David C. 1969. "Dinaak'a Our Language." Summer Institute of Linguistics.
  3. Ten'a Texts and Tales
    Chapman, John W. 1914. "Ten'a Texts and Tales." 6: E. J. Brill.
  4. Koyukon Athabaskan Dictionary