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ASB ISO 639-3

Assiniboine

A language of Canada

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Assiniboin, Nakhoda, Nakhona, Nakhota, Nakhóda, Nakhóna, Nakhóta, Nakoda, Nakon, Nakona, Nakota
Population
150 in Canada (Golla 2007). This is the total of L1 speakers for Canada and the United States. Ethnic population: 3,500 in Canada and the United States (Golla 2007).
Location:
Saskatchewan province: part of Carry-the-Kettle, Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head, and Whitebear.
Language Status
8a (Moribund). Language of recognized indigenous peoples: Carry The Kettle, Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head-Lean Man, Ocean Man, Pheasant Rump Nakota.
Classification
Siouan-Catawban, Siouan, Mississippi Valley-Ohio Valley Siouan, Mississippi Valley Siouan, Dakota
Dialects
None known. Reportedly very similar to the Assiniboine of Montana. Lexical similarity: 94% with Dakota [dak] of Manitoba, 90% with Dakota [dak] of North Dakota, 89% with Lakota [lkt] and Stoney.
Language Use
Older adults only. Shifted to English [eng].
Language Development
Grammar.

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Language Name
Assiniboine
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.
Language Status
8a (Moribund)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Location: Saskatchewan province: part of Carry-the-Kettle, Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head, and Whitebear.