Assiniboine

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A language of Canada

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Saskatchewan province: part of Carry-the-Kettle, Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head, and Whitebear.

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Language NameAssiniboine

User Population

150 L1 speakers in both countries. Ethnic population: 3,500 in the United States and Canada (Golla 2007).

Location

Montana: Fort Belknap and Fort Peck reservations.

Alternate Names

Assiniboin, Hohe, Nakhoda, Nakhona, Nakhota, Nakhóda, Nakhóna, Nakhóta, Nakoda, Nakon, Nakona, Nakota

Language Status

8a (Moribund). Language of registered tribe: Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana.

Language Use

Older adults only. Most shifted to English [eng].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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