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Language Information By Source

North America
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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

3000-4000

Domains of Use

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Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

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Speakers

Second-language speakers

No data

Semi-speakers

a larger number who are semi-speakers and/or understand the language

Child speakers

a few children, teenagers and young adults

Young adult speakers

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Older adult speakers

mostly over the age of 30

Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

3,000-4,000 first language speakers, mostly over the age of thirty. There are a few children, teenagers and young adults who are Crow speakers, and a larger number who are semi-speakers and/or understand the language.

Year of info

2008

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Montana

Coordinates

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Location description

Spoken on the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana and in adjacent off-reservation communities. Principal towns on the reservation are Crow Agency, Lodge Grass, Pryor, Wyola and St. Xavier.

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

Spoken on the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana and in adjacent off-reservation communities. Principal towns on the reservation are Crow Agency, Lodge Grass, Pryor, Wyola and St. Xavier.

More on 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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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,500

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

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

No data

More about speakers

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

No data

Coordinates

45.5963,-107.4613

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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More on 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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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3,000-4,000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

No data

Semi-speakers

a "large number" of semi-speakers

Child speakers

No data

Young adult speakers

No data

Older adult speakers

No data

Elder Speakers

No data

Ethnic Population

8,500

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

No data

Year of info

2007

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Montana

Coordinates

No data

Location description

Spoken on the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana and in adjacent Off-reservation communities.

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

Spoken on the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana and in adjacent Off-reservation communities.

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

English

Domains of other languages

No data

More on context

There have been bilingual programs in the reservation schools since the 1960s, and these programs have produced a number of language booklets and a small dictionary. The New Testament in Crow is in the final stages of translation. In recent years increasing efforts have been directed toward language preservation through summer immersion programs and early childhood programs.

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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Domains of Use

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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

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Montana

Coordinates

45.5963,-107.4613

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)

No data

Other writing systems

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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

No data

Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

4,280

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

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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

9,840

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1990 census. "Ethnic population: 9,840 enrolled in the nation (1999 BIA). 4,350 (2000 census)." 3,000 (Golla 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 8,500 (Golla 2007) (2013).

Year of info

2009

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Montana

Coordinates

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Location description

Southern Montana.

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

Southern Montana.

More on 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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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

3000

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

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Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

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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

8500

Non-monolingual speakers

No data

More about speakers

3,000 (Golla 2007), decreasing. Ethnic population: 8,500 (Golla 2007).

Year of info

2016

Location and Context

Countries

USA: Montana

Coordinates

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Location description

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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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More on writing systems

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Other languages used

English

Domains of other languages

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More on context

Increasing efforts toward language preservation.

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Native Speakers Worldwide

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Domains of Use

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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

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Year of info

2005

Location and Context

Countries

USA; Montana

Coordinates

47.0,-108.0

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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Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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More on context

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

4,280

Domains of Use

No data

Speaker Number Trends

No data

Transmission

No data

Speakers

Second-language speakers

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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

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Non-monolingual speakers

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More about speakers

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Location and Context

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Location description

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Government support

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  7. 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.
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    Lowie, Robert H. 1941. "The Crow Language: Grammatical Sketch and Analyzed Text." University of California Press.
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