Stoney

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A language of Canada

ISO 639-3
sto
Alternate Names
Dakota, Nakoda, Stony
Autonym
Ĩyãħé Nakoda
User Population

3,030 (2016 census). Ethnic population: 3,200 (Golla 2007).

Location

Alberta province: Alexis, Bighorn, Eden Valley, Morley, and Paul reserves west and northwest of Calgary and west of Edmonton.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Alexis Nakota Sioux, Bearspaw, Chiniki, Paul, Stoney, Wesley, White Bear.

Classification
Siouan-Catawban, Siouan, Mississippi Valley-Ohio Valley Siouan, Mississippi Valley Siouan, Dakota
Dialects

Southern Stoney, Northern Stoney. Dialects nearly 100% mutually intelligible. Northern dialect is spoken at Duffield (Paul Band) and Lac St. Anne (Alexis Band). Lexical similarity: 89% with Assiniboine [asb], 86% with Dakota [dak] of Manitoba, 85% with Dakota [dak] of North Dakota, 83% with Lakota [lkt].

Language Use

Adults only. All shifting to English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible portions: 1970–1973.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Stoney
Writing

Latin script [Latn].