CRO ISO 639-3
Crow
Apsáalooke Autonym
A language of United States
- ISO 639
- cro
- Alternate Names
- Absaroke, Absarokee, Apsaroke
- Autonym
- Apsáalooke
- Population
- 4,160 (2015 census), decreasing. Ethnic population: 8,500 (Golla 2007).
- Location:
- Montana: south.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened). Language of registered tribe: Crow Tribe of Montana.
- Classification
- Siouan-Catawban, Siouan, Missouri River Siouan
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Hidatsa [hid].
- Language Use
- Most younger people are semispeakers (Golla 2007). Some young people, all adults. Most also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 1980–2007. Increasing efforts toward language preservation (Golla 2007).
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Crow
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Montana: south.
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