Alabama

A language of United States

ISO 639: akz
Alternate Names: Albaamo, Albaamo innaaɬiilka, Alibamu
Population: 370 (2015 census). Ethnic population: 460 (2000 census).
Location:: Texas: Alabama-Coushatta Reservation near Livingston.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened). Language of registered tribe: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town.
Classification: Muskogean, Eastern Muskogean, Central Muskogean, Apalachee-Alabama-Koasati, Alabama-Koasati
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: less than 50% with Koasati [cku].
Typology: SOV; agglutinative language.
Language Use: Home, Senior Citizen Center. Some young people, all adults. Teens to elderly; the language of choice among those 50 and older (Golla 2007). Most also use English [eng]. Some also use Koasati [cku]. Used as L2 by Koasati [cku].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Extremely low. Dictionary. Grammar. Revitalization program is underway (Moseley 2010).

Location: Texas: Alabama-Coushatta Reservation near Livingston.